MASO Journal 2014 - Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists

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DELAWARE • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA • MARYLAND • NEW JERSEY • PENNSYLVANIA • PUERTO RICO • VIRGIN ISLANDS
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Revolutionizing
October 17-20,
Many thanks
to 2014
our 2014
Annual Session exhibitors
(as of 8/19)
3M Unitek
AAO Foundation
AAO Practice Management and AAO PAC
American Orthodontics
AOA
Invisalign iTero
Carestream Dental
ClearBow
DENTSPLY GAC International
Digital Sign ID
DynaFlex
Forestadent
Henry Schein Orthodontics
i-CAT
Lighthouse 360
Oasys Practice, LLC
Opal Orthodontics by Ultradent
ORMCO
Ortho2
Orthoease
Orthopreneur™ Internet Marketing Solutions
Pearl Insurance
Planmeca USA, Inc.
PNC
Propel
RELIANCE ORTHODONTIC PRODUCTS, INC.
RMO, Inc.
Security Collection Agency
SPEED System Orthodontics
Teplitz Enterprises, Inc.
tops Software
Yodle
Online registration
is now open at
www.MASO.org!
Questions? Call the MASO office
at 866-748-6276.
EDITORS
Editor: Dr. Robert E. Williams
rewdmd@gmail.com - Phone: 410.366.3323
Case Reports: Dr. Debbie Parnes
debbieparnes@gmail.com - Phone: 914.715.1477
Structured Abstracts Editor: Dr. Gail Alicia Kirkland-Briscoe
drkb1960@hotmail.com - 202.526.4060
Facebook Editor: Dr. Natalie M. Parisi
drnat@fantasticsmiles.com - 610-374-4097
OFFICERS
President: Dr. Lawrence B. Wang
larwang@comcast.net - Phone: 410.285.3500
President-Elect: Dr. Stephanie Steckel
sesteckel@me.com - Phone: 302.672.7776
Secretary: Dr. Robert Penna
rpenn1116@aol.com - Phone: 302.998.8783
Treasurer: Dr. Jean Edouard Asmar
jeanasmar@aol.com - Phone: 202.244.8878
Immediate Past President: Dr. Luis Toro, Jr.
drlatoro@gmail.com - Phone: 787.860.7943
DIRECTORS
Dr. Doug S. Harte
drbraces@msn.com - Phone: 973.992.7558
Dr. Normand Boucher
nsboucher@comcast.net - Phone: 610.688.3355
Dr. Russell Sandman
doctorbrace@yahoo.com - Phone: 201.768.4121
Dr. Tarun (Ty) Saini
tysaini@yahoo.com - Phone: 410.730.1255
MASO COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Communications/Publications:
Dr. Robert Williams
rewdmd@gmail.com
Education/Research
Dr. Rene Johe
johe@umdnj.edu
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DELAWARE • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA • MARYLAND • NEW JERSEY • PENNSYLVANIA • PUERTO RICO • VIRGIN ISLANDS
THE AWARD WINNING
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FEATURES
2 .............. President’s Message
Dr. Lawrence B. Wang
2 .............. Trustee’s Report
4 .............. Strategic Plan Update
6 .............. Case Report
Dr. Nahid Maleki
3 .............. Editorial
Dr. Robert E. Williams
DEPARTMENTS
8-9 ........... Awards
22-23 ........Component News
10-11 ....... Meetings
24-27 ........Graduate Programs
12-20 ........AAO Business
28-29 ........MASO Annual Session
20-21 ........MASO Business
Government Affairs
Dr. Cliff Anzilotti Jr.
anzilottioffice@aol.com
Member Services
Dr. Molly Siegel
drmollysiegel@hotmail.com
Nominating
Dr. Steven Siegel
smilestr8er@cs.com
COMPONENT PRESIDENTS
Delaware State Society of Orthodontists
Dr. Robert Penna
District of Columbia Society of Orthodontists
Dr. Ashur Chavoor
Maryland State Society of Orthodontists
Dr. David E. Harmon
New Jersey Association of Orthodontists
Dr. Russell Sandman
Pennsylvania Association of Orthodontists
Dr. Bernice Parisi
Puerto Rico Society of Orthodontists
Dr. Francis Picon
DELEGATES TO AAO
Chairman
Dr. Steven Siegel
smilestr8er@cs.com - Phone: 410.761.6960
Delegates
Dr. Jean Edouard Asmar, Dr. Henry DiLorenzo, Dr. Natalie Parisi,
Dr. Mario Polo, Dr. George Scott, Dr. Lawrence Siegel
Alternate Delegates
Dr. Maxine Clark, Dr. Stephanie Steckel, Dr. Massimo Verduci
AAO TRUSTEE
Dr. Nahid Maleki
drmaleki@att.net - Phone: 202.244.3600
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ms. Anita L. Field
MASO@AssnOffices.com - Phone: 866.748.6276
MASO Journal
Governor’s Palace l Colonial Williamsburg
The MASO Journal is the official publication of the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists, 17 South High Street,
Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215, phone 1.866.748.MASO(6276), e-mail MASO@AssnOffices.com, and website
www.MASO.org.
Advertising rates are available from, and all advertising materials and correspondence should be sent to
MASO, 17 South High Street, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215. The Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists
reserves the right to refuse any advertisements for any reason. All ads must comply with the “AAO Advertising
Guidelines.”
E-mail is preferred for receipt of items submitted for publication in the MASO Journal. Articles and photos
may be e-mailed directly to Dr. Robert E. Williams at rewdmd@gmail.com. If an item must be mailed, send it
to Dr. Williams at 110 West 39th Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, or contact him by phone at 410.366.3323 or fax
410.366.3324.
The Journal is published two times a year, Spring and Autumn. Reports, articles and ads are due June 30
and December 30. The opinions expressed in the Journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect
those of the Association, nor does the presence of an advertisement imply endorsement by the Association.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists shall:
A. Promote the ethical delivery of quality orthodontic care by providing its members with educational opportunities
and information regarding advances in orthodontic treatment and technology.
B. Be an advocate for, and a representative of, all constituent members for the purpose of making regional decisions regarding policy, budget, member services, public information and communication.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dr. Lawrence B. Wang • larwang@comcast.net
tion and commitment. My sincerest congratulations go to Dr.
Henry DiLorenzo who will be receiving the 2014 Gerald A.
Devlin Award at our Annual Session in Williamsburg. Henry
is a doctor who went beyond the four walls of his office to not
only improve the care of his patients, but also the professional
lives of his colleagues and the standing of his specialty. He has
done so by holding important leadership positions at the state,
regional, and national levels throughout his entire career.
This past summer I was having a conversation with a colleague and he asked me what
seemed on the surface to be a simple question, “Why should I be a member of the
AAO?” The question resonated with me because I think it’s an important one to ask at
this time in our specialty.
As a professional resource, you
need only look at the AAO members’ website to see all the
products and services that are available to us. But here’s the
catch, if push came to shove you could get any of these things
from somewhere or someone else.
Looking toward the future, our association’s strength will
continue to be its volunteer leadership. This fall at our Annual Session, MASO will stay true to this path by welcoming
eight new leaders representing DE, MD, NJ, PA and PR. They
are Drs. Sophia Usnami, Amanda Gallager-Whetzel,
Richard Shin, Debbie Parnes, Richa Dutta, Kimberly
Jones-Rudolph, Bruni Ortiz and Jose Vicens. On behalf
of the MASO Board and our members, I would like to thank
these individuals for their dedication to our specialty.
Being a member of the AAO is not just a direct pipeline to professional products. It is, and needs to be, much more. It is
the embodiment of an ideal. It is the national identity of our
specialty. Though we may at times disagree about the delivery
of the message, we all agree that the fundamental way to distinguish and defend ourselves now and in the future will be by providing the highest standard of orthodontic care. Market forces
from non-specialists providing orthodontic treatment, discount
pricing, and technology offering “quick fix solutions” cannot derail this. I think anyone reading this Journal believes that he
or she upholds the principal of competent, compassionate, and
ethical specialty care in their own practice. One good doctor
does not a specialty make, but an association of 10,000 doctors
whose number one purpose is to promote the highest standard
of excellence in orthodontic education and practice, does.
And last but not least, on behalf of the MASO Annual Session
Planning Committee I wish to invite you to join your friends
and colleagues at the 2014 Annual Session in Williamsburg,
VA from October 17-20. No orthodontist could ask for a better
fall meeting with this year’s perfect blend of pioneering lectures, unique recreational activities, and world class cuisine all
within the picturesque setting of the Virginia countryside.
Let us as members of MASO revolutionize orthodontics together and stand firm in our commitment to the highest standards
of orthodontic care as only specialists in the field can.
That being said, every association has individuals who have
distinguished themselves as exemplary figures of determina-
TRUSTEE’S REPORT
Dr. Nahid Maleki • drmaleki@att.net
The speaker at the AAO Board of Trustees Planning Session held recently in Salt
Lake City, Utah was Secretary Mike Leavitt,
whose topic was finding allies and building
alliances. We discussed the changing face
of orthodontics and addressed the following issues that will determine the future
direction of the AAO:
4. How can the AAO support the development of networks and
alliances to enable members to prosper?
5. What is the future impact of the Affordable Care Act?
The Board approved a new creative for the Consumer Awareness Program and an updated design for http://www.mylifemysmile.org/ that will compliment the new creative. Both
consumer outreach programs will be harder hitting with more
direct messages.
1. There are an increasing number of non-specialists providing orthodontic treatment, and a variation in the consumer’s perception of what constitutes a good outcome varies.
The AAO has heard concerns from members with respect to
public safety issues relating to new business ventures that are
advertising directly to consumers with a “do it yourself” orthodontic treatment message. The AAO will be addressing these
public safety concerns with state dental boards. Copies of the
letters will be sent to all members via the eBulletin.
2. There is an increasing diversity in the AAO membership
(e.g., age, gender, ethnic concerns and the growth of alternative practice modalities).
3. There is a growing patient base who proactively shops for
value as well as quality. How do we deal with the impact
of the internet and a consumer’s perceived right to transparency?
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I also recently attended an Annual Session Planning Meeting
in San Francisco to begin planning the AAO 2018 meetings in
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Washington, D.C. Joining me were the Annual Session Committee Co-chairs, Drs. Robert Williams and Steve Siegel.
March 2-3, 2015, in Washington, DC.
Finally, on a very sad note, Dr. George (Rusty) Bullock passed
away in April. Rusty was a superb volunteer and served MASO
and AAO with distinction. He is greatly missed.
The 2015 Emerging Leaders Conference will be held on Thursday, February 5, one day prior to the AAO Winter Conference
in Miami Beach, Florida on February 6-8, 2015. The focus of
the meeting will be early treatment.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time. Serving MASO
and AAO is an honor and a privilege. Thank you for giving me
the opportunity.
The 2015 Professional Advocacy Conference will be held
Editorials represent the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Middle Atlantic Society of
Orthodontists or the American Association of Orthodontists.
EDITORIAL
Dr. Robert E. Williams • rewdmd@gmail.com
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a published article written by or on behalf of an
editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
male (the wives), and of non-Western European heritage. After further revision the editorial was published.
While the overall response was favorable, I was soon made
aware of concerns expressed by some of the individuals and
groups described in the article. Specifically, concerns were expressed that the University of Maryland Orthodontic Department was only accepting international students. While some
of the current group of residents may be second generation
Americans, all are U.S. citizens (with the exception of one
Canadian). It may also have been more appropriate to refer
to some of our residents as “being of Korean heritage” rather
than “Korean-American”. No offense was intended to those
individuals, nor was any intended to our four female first-year
residents whose photograph accompanied the article.
Every editorial writer first hopes that his/her piece will be
read, and second, that it will encourage the reader to consider
the subject in a new way or spur them to action. In the case
of my editorial “The Changing Face of Orthodontics (and Dentistry)” that appeared in the Spring 2014 issue of the Journal
it was a classic “be careful what you wish for” situation. As
newly stated in the Editorial caption, and which has always
appeared on page 1 of every issue: “The opinions expressed in
the Journal are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily
reflect those of the Association…” That being said, while some
articles are acknowledged to be controversial, they are never
meant to be offensive.
One of the most gratifying results of the article was to actually
receive three email responses that supplied additional information about Maryland’s residents, or supported the thesis of
the article itself. With permission from the authors, they are
reproduced in “Letters” on page 5. As always, the author and
MASO appreciate feedback, hopefully positive but also negative (if constructive) to help us improve both this publication
and the organization as a whole. Thank you for your interest
and participation.
The editorial in question had two purposes: the first was to
make those who are not involved in academics aware of the
rapid changes taking place in the demographics of the profession (the increase in the number of women and minorities in
dentistry), and the second was to encourage those making up
this demographic to take an increasing role in the governance
and political advocacy for the profession. Readers should be
aware that a draft of every issue of the Journal is forwarded to
MASO’s Trustee, Dr. Nahid Maleki, and MASO’s President,
(currently Dr. Lawrence Wang) for review, comment, and
correction prior to publication. Since I was sensitive to the fact
that the subject of this editorial could be misconstrued, I also
forwarded an advance draft of the editorial to Dr. Wang, and
asked that he and his wife (who is also a dentist) review the
article and provide feedback regarding its content. As a result of their input, changes were made and a second draft was
forward to the Drs. Wang, and MASO Director, Dr. Ty Saini
(and his wife, a pediatrician). Both families would be included
in the demographic discussed in the editorial being young, fe-
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Post Script:
Interestingly after publication of the editorial, two articles recently appeared that reinforces some of the points I was trying
to make. The first appeared in the June issue of the McGill
Advisory titled “What’s Behind The Growth Of Corporate Dentistry?” The article states that in 2011 there were 3,139 practices being operated by known dental management groups. By
2014 this same group of companies now manages 4,151 practices, a 32.2% increase in just three years.
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The second article appeared in the July 18th issue of the Baltimore Sun under the heading “No escaping student loan debt.” The
article stated that according to the New York Federal Reserve
Bank, more than 16% of the nearly $1.2 trillion in outstanding
student loan debt in the US is held by people older than 50.
With the debt of many of our graduates exceeding $400600,000 by the time they graduate, it is reasonable to assume
that this will have a significant impact on their options regarding their mode of practice. In addition, their choice of practice
setting and increased family commitments may well have an
impact on their desire or availability to become active in organized dentistry. Without their support, the profession will increasingly be at the mercy of forces outside its control. I hope
that all new graduates will follow the example of the Drs.
Wang and Saini, and new MASO committee members Dr.
Bruni Ortiz, Dr. Kimberly Jones-Rudolph, Dr. Amanda Gallager-Whetzel and Dr. Sophia Usmani in support
of our fine profession.
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MASO Updates Its Strategic Plan
Dr. Stephanie Steckel
MASO’s Strategic Plan was implemented in June, 2011 with the goal of enhancing the relevance of MASO for all
MASO members. These are some of the
results of that effort:
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Communications:
•
The MASO Facebook page includes
posts from our recent Annual Session.
Have you seen them? We’re looking for
feedback and testimonials from our members, and of
course a “Like” for our page. MASO members who do
this will be put in a drawing for some nice rewards.
Look for the blast e-mails this year with details about
speakers at our two CE events: our Annual Session in
Williamsburg and our Spring Meeting in Baltimore.
We have developed a new website this year to enhance
communication in new ways with our members
Government Affairs:
• Contact your state-level representatives to forward relevant legislative updates to MASO so that the Board is
aware of individual state policies that can impact our
profession.
Membership/Ethics/Practice Transition:
• We hope that every member feels that he/she is a
part of this great constituent. Feel free to contact any
MASO Board member with any items of concern.
• Those joining/transferring in, and those transferring out of practice now receive recognition from our
MASO President.
• Our Membership committee, with Dr. Molly Siegel
as the chair, is an important link to our new members.
New members to MASO should expect a call from a
committee member to help start their membership in
MASO off right.
Education/Research:
• Through dues income and your support of our meetings, we provide stipends for our residents and program chairs to attend our meetings. Thank you!
• We are hoping to post the research projects of our residents on our new website.
• Presentations of MASO members ABO cases will con-
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tinue to be available for viewing at the Annual Session
in Williamsburg.
Our Education/Research Committee reviews submissions for the Kress Award each year, and this year will
help choose the speaker for 2015 MASO Spring meeting. Thanks to Drs. Godel, Johe, and Schneider
for their efforts.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR*
The new generation of orthodontists (both the young
males and, particularly, the many young females) do not
understand their responsibility to reciprocate for their
great education and the many efforts and sacrifices of their
teachers, the researchers, and clinicians of the past, and
the educational and political institutions like MASO and
the AAO.
The Changing Face of Orthodontics (and Dentistry)
For your records, the first Hispanic (Puerto Rican) orthodontist admitted to Maryland’s orthodontic program was
Araldo DeJesus, DDS in 1973.
Dr. Jaime DeJesus Viñas
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Their apathy (I think more in terms of their selfishness)
is very disturbing and very worrisome to me. I am really
concerned if, in the near future, there will be enough orthodontists interested in sacrificing their time and effort
for our professional and academic institutions to exist, or
even do as reasonably good a job as they do now.
Editor’s notes:
I have been unable to determine if Elliam Disalvo, DDS who
was in the same class as Dr. A. DeJesus was also Hispanic, but
Dr. Ramesh Sardana (India) was also a member of the (graduating) Class of 1975.
Dr. Sastri Harnarayan (Trinidad & Tobago) was admitted in
1985. The first woman admitted to Maryland’s program was Dr.
Constance Rubler in 1979.
Out of about 80 colleagues in Puerto Rico, we can’t find
a single orthodontist who will agree to serve on MASO’s
Board of Directors. We have no more Luis Toros, Jimmy de Jesus
Jesus, or Mario Polos. The young members,
and unfortunately many not-so-young colleagues, don’t realize the importance of professional politics and the need
to participate, cooperate, and show leadership, in order for
our profession and specialty to retain the high educational,
professional, and ethical standards we have enjoyed for
many years.
I would like to say thank you for the wonderful article
you wrote in the last MASO Journal on The Changing Face
of Orthodontics (and Dentistry). I didn’t realize that the
first African American resident was accepted as late as the
nineties. Since I was a resident at that time, I am going to
assume that it was me. I hope you don’t mind if I make
a minor correction: I was accepted in 1993 and started
my residency that year. Even though no names were mentioned in the article, it would be nice if we could be acknowledged by name since these are milestones worth
talking about, and also for future generations to know
who we are.
Bob, thank you for your valuable cooperation, your leadership, and your writings. Please don’t quit. I am 83 years
old and I am still cooperating, teaching, and straightening
teeth (although more limited than when I was young, but
still trying to help).
God bless you and orthodontics.
Thank you very much for recognizing us. See you at the
next meeting.
Dr. Luis Toro, Sr.
Guaynabo, PR
Dr. Zenaida Cofie
Towson, MD
Editor’s note:
Editor’s note:
Dr. Francis Picon (PR) has been nominated to serve on the
MASO Board as a Director in Williamsburg. Also Dr. Bruni Ortiz (PR) has been nominated to join MASO’s Communications
Committee and Dr. Jose “Otis” Vicens (PR) has been nominated
to serve on MASO’s Membership Committee. We appreciate
the willingness of these members to assume leadership positions in MASO.
I am grateful to each of these individuals for taking the time to
respond to our journalistic efforts. I hope that in the future each
of you will make the effort to convey your suggestions and criticisms to me and the Board of Directors so that we can continue
to improve the quality of your publication and your organization.
Letters to the Editor are always welcome. ‘see you in Williamsburg!
Dr. Cofie was the first female African American resident at Maryland. In addition, she currently serves as a Lt. Colonel in the
U. S. Army Reserve and has been recalled to active duty three
times, serving in 2004, 2009-10, and 2013. MASO is grateful for
her continuing service.
My sincere congratulations to you for your excellent article in the last MASO Journal. I always read and enjoy
your articles, but this latest one is great. It gives a lot of
information that, although many of us have already suspected, you have confirmed and documented.
Since I am of the “old guard” and have worked for many
years during much different (and better) times for orthodontics and orthodontists, I am very concerned for the future of dentistry in general and orthodontics in particular.
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and do not necessarily reflect those of the editor, MASO, or
the AAO.
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SPECIAL FEATURE
CASE REPORT
www.maso.org
MASO would like to congratulate Dr. Amy Hoch on completion of the ABO examination and thank her for permitting publication of this case report.
Case Presentation:
INITIAL
History:
This 10-year, 1-month old Hispanic female was referred
from the pediatric department at the NYU College of
Dentistry for an orthodontic consultation, with the chief
complaint, “I need braces.” She reports no prior adverse
medical history or allergies. The patient has good oral hygiene, brushes twice a day, and has regular dental visits
with prophylaxis.
Facial Morphology:
The patient presents with a mesofacial, symmetrical face,
a retrognathic convex profile, and competent lips. Upon
smiling, she displays 70% of the maxillary incisors with
0mm of gingival display.
It’s up! The new MASO website www.maso.org is now available to you, our members. Since 2013, the website committee
consisting of representatives from all component states: Drs.
Ty Saini, Russell Sandman, Luis Toro, Jr., Natalie Parisi, Stephanie Steckel, and Robert Williams plus Ms.
Anita Field and Ms. Melinda Vance have been working
to create a more user-friendly site with greater access to professional resources for you and your team. The committee
selected Cherubini Designs of Newark, Ohio from among four
other companies to be the designer for our new site. One of
the main reasons for selecting Cherubini was the ease with
which their platform will allow the association to keep the
site fresh, up-to-date and meet the needs of our members...
and that’s where you come in.
Cephalometric Evaluation:
Skeletal: SNA: 79, SNB 75, SN-MP 42, FMA 29
Dental: U1 to NA 5mm, U1 to SN 106, L1 to NB 5mm,
L1 to MP 90
Skeletal pattern: The patient has a Class II skeletal pattern
and is hyperdivergent.
Intraoral relationships: Class II right molar relationship,
end-on Class II left molar relationship, There is no canine
relationship on the right with a Class I canine relationship
on the left. There is severe crowding in the maxillary arch
and moderate crowding in the lower. The maxillary midline
is deviated 2mm to the patient`s right and the mandibular
midline is deviated 2.0mm to the right of the maxillary
midline. There is 5mm of overjet, a shallow overbite, and a
2mm Curve of Spee. The maxilla has a parabolic arch form
and the mandible has a U-shaped arch form.
Take a moment to visit ‘your site.’ As all of us who have an
office website know it is forever a work in progress, and the
MASO site is no different. Please let us know if you feel that
additional content that will be helpful to your component or
our constituent members should be accessible on the site. If it
is a good idea, you can be assured the committee and website
team will make it happen! Check us out!
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CASE REPORT
Treatment Objectives:
Skeletal: Maintain the A-P and vertical, and expand the transverse dimensions.
Dental: Reduce the overjet, relieve the crowding, and obtain a
Class I molar and cuspid relationship.
INITIAL
Treatment Plan:
Palatal expansion, extraction of four bicuspids, retrocline and
retract the maxillary incisors, procline and protract the mandibular incisors
FINAL
Cephalometric Change:
Skeletal: SNA: +2, SNB +2, SN-MP -3, FMA -3
Dental: U1 to NA -3mm, U1 to SN -12, L1 to NB +1mm,
L1 to MP +8
Treatment Sequence:
1. Deliver a palatal expander - turn twice a day for 7 days, then
once a day for 2 weeks, seal & monitor for 6 months.
2. Band the maxillary first molars, and refer to oral surgery
for extraction of the maxillary right first premolar, left second premolar & mandibular second premolars.
3. Bond all remaining teeth, bond a button on the buccal of
the mandibular right first molar for 3/16” 4oz.cross-elastics.
4. Level & align with 0.014” Nickel-Titanium wires.
5. Steel tie the maxillary & mandibular arches canine-to-canine.
6. Band the mandibular right first molar & all second molars.
7. Level & align, increasing to 0.018”x0.025”Stainless Steel
archwires.
8. Use powerchains & Class II elastics to close space.
9. Detail as necessary.
10. Retention: maxillary and mandibular Hawley retainers
with Adams clasps on the first molars with a continuous
labial bow to be worn 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for
the first six months. Change to nighttime wear only after
6 months.
Results Achieved:
Upper arch: Overjet was reduced by retracting & retroclining the maxillary incisors. The crowding was relieved
and a Class I canine and molar relationship obtained by
extracting the maxillary premolars
Lower arch: Overjet was reduced by protracting & proclining the mandibular incisors. Crowding was relieved and a
Class I canine and molar occlusion obtained by extracting
the mandibular premolars.
Retention:
Maxillary and mandibular Essex retainers were delivered
the day of debond. Hawley retainers were delivered three
weeks after debond. The retainers were designed with Adams clasps on the permanent first molars with a continuous labial bow to help prevent the extraction spaces from
opening. The patient was instructed to wear the retainers
24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the first six months; and
then nighttime wear afterwards. She will be seen for retainer checks periodically and wisdom teeth will be monitored.
Treatment Progress:
The patient was compliant throughout treatment and regular dental visits were maintained every 6 months. She was
compliant with elastic wear and did not present with broken
appliances. The patient was debonded and an Essex retainer
was delivered on the day of debonding. Hawley retainers were
delivered 3 weeks later and she was instructed to wear both
maxillary and mandibular Hawley retainers 24 hours a day, 7
days a week for the first 6 months and then switch to wearing
them every night. Her third molars will be monitored throughout retainer appointments and referred to oral surgery at the
appropriate time.
Final Evaluation:
The patient and parents were extremely pleased with the
outcome of the case. The patient was compliant and kept
her appointments with minimal to no broken appliances.
A Class I molar and canine occlusion was achieved.
FINAL
INITIAL
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AWARDS
Gerald A. Devlin Award
Dr. Henry DiLorenzo
to approve the online orthodontic assisting course. He has also
volunteered for the Mission of Mercy.
MASO is proud to announce that Dr. Henry
DiLorenzo will be the recipient of the 2014
Gerald A Devlin Award. Dr. DiLorenzo was
born in the Bronx, New York and grew up
in New Hyde Park. After attending Georgetown University for three years, he was accepted into Georgetown’s Dental School
where he earned his degree in 1964. During
that time he received the Mosby Scholarship
Book Award, Pharmacology Award, Alpha
Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society), OKU and the Psi
Omega Scholastic Achievement Awards. In his senior year he
was elected President of the Student Council.
Dr. Robert Scott encouraged Dr. DiLorenzo to become active in organized orthodontics and Henry became Secretary
of MASO, a Delegate to the AAO House of Delegates, and he
has assisted Dr. Frank Krause with the MASO Fun Run for
many years at MASO’s Annual Session. Dr. DiLorenzo is presently on the AAO COMEJC, and he has chaired two Reference
Committees.
His community involvement includes coordinating and organizing annual Jousting Tournaments for the Oxon Hill Recreation
Council, he has served as Committee Chairman for Cub Scouts,
as a Webloes leader, Merit Badge Counselor, President of the
St. Columba PTA, President of the Kiwanis Club, Eucharistic
Minister, Parish Council, Treasurer of the Conservancy of Broad
Creek, President and Treasurer of the Oxon Hill Sportsmen Club
and Vice President of the Oxon Hill Manor Foundation, where
he helped raise $2 million (and where President Clinton had his
50th birthday). He has also interviewed prospective students
for Georgetown University’s undergraduate programs.
After graduating from dental school, he married Marian Douglass and entered the Air Force at McChord AFB in Tacoma,
Washington. After completing his service, Dr. DiLorenzo moved
to Manhasset, New York, where he practiced general dentistry
for six years. He and his family then moved to Washington, DC
where he completed his orthodontic residency at Georgetown,
graduating in1974.
He entered orthodontic practice with Dr. Sheldon Contract for
about fourteen years and he is currently associated with Drs.
Hrechka, Dowling and Frey.
Henry was married to Marian (the Librarian) for 46 years until
she passed away in 2010. They have four children: Daniel a
neurosurgeon, Michael a prosecutor in the US Attorney’s office
in DC, Nicole a school counselor, and Christopher a general
dentist. His interests include fishing, boating and biking.
Dr. DiLorenzo has served as President of the Maryland State
Society of Orthodontists and the Southern Maryland Dental
Society. He was chairman of the orthodontic assisting program
for the Southern Maryland Dental Society for 25 years, was
chair of their Ethics Committee, and was a Trustee and Delegate to the Maryland State Dental Association. He was on the
education committee of MSDA and helped get the State Board
The Award will be presented at the general business meeting at
MASO”s Annual Session in Williamsburg. Come and show your
support and appreciation for a colleague who has given so much
to our profession!
Kress Resident Research Award
Dr. Martin J. Braud
MASO would like to congratulate Dr. Martin J. Braud on his selection as the recipient of the 2014 William S. Kress Research
Award for his thesis: “Characterization of
Force Sensing Apparatus in Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts.”
Battalion 133, out of Gulfport, Mississippi. This assignment
included deployments to Afghanistan and the Pacific Rim. He
finished an AEGD program at Sewells Point Dental Clinic, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia in 2008.
Dr. Braud completed Dental School at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He received a
Master in Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette while working as a Forensic Chemist at the
Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at LSU in 1996. Dr. Braud is
married to Sally Nettles Braud and has three children: Cecilia,
Jacob, and Jill. He calls the Gulf Coast home.
Lieutenant Commander Martin J. Braud is
an orthodontist with the United States Navy,
and is currently stationed on Camp Kinser
in Okinawa, Japan with the 3rd Dental Battalion. In 2013,
he earned his certificate in orthodontics and a Master of Science degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to this, he
served as the Dental Officer for the Naval Mobile Construction
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AWARDS
Other Accolades
KRESS RESIDENT RESEARCH AWARD
The Schulman Study Group, an internationally recognized group of orthodontists, has
awarded the 2014 Martin “Bud” Schulman
Award to Dr. Robert James Bray who
practices in the Atlantic City, NJ area. The
award was recently announced by Dr. W.
Ronald Redmond, Schulman Study Group
CEO. The winner of the award receives a
contribution of $5,000 to donate to the
charity of their choice.
The Kress Award is presented for the most outstanding research thesis by a graduate resident within MASO’s geographical area. The Award will be presented at the MASO Annual
Session, October 17-20, at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge
during the MASO Business Meeting 2-4PM on Saturday, October 18th.
The Award consists of a check for $1,000, an Award plaque,
complimentary registration to the Annual Session, three
night’s accommodation at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge,
and 30-day advanced coach airfare.
Dr. Bray completed his orthodontic training at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester, and has
served as the general chair of the J. Daniel Subtelny Endowment Fund for the Eastman Institute for Oral Health. Dr. Bray
is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a
member of the College of Diplomates of the American Board
of Orthodontics. He is a Past President of MASO, the 2009-10
President of the AAO, and he has served as a clinical associate
professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the Temple
University School of Dentistry.
Research Award Abstract
Characterization of Force Sensing Apparatus
in Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts
Introduction: The objective of this research was to
investigate if dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC)
and basement membrane (BM) components are present in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (HPDLFs). If these components are present, determine if
they are involved with the response to applied orthodontic forces.
Currently, Dr. Bray is the chair of the National Planned Giving Campaign and the Gift Acceptance Committee of the AAO
Foundation, and President-Elect of the AAOF. In addition, he
has held leadership positions outside orthodontics and dentistry, including service on the Executive Board of the Boy
Scouts of America. For more than 20 years, he has served on
the Hospital Board of Trustees at Shore Medical Center in
Somers Point, NJ and is the board’s current vice chair. MASO
would like to extend our congratulations to Dr. Bray upon his
receipt of this honor.
Methods: HPDLFs were cultured in vivo. DGC and
BM proteins were analyzed by immunohistochemistry
by fluorescence microscopy. Additionally, HPDLFs surface proteins were extracted and analyzed for DGC and
BM components through Western Blot analysis. HPDLFs were subjected to a 10% cyclic compressive strain
for a period of 7 hours. Statistical analysis by Student ttests were performed to determine changes in gene fold
expressions of various matrix modulatory, extracellular
matrix (ECM), DGC, and receptor proteins analyzed by
real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).
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Results: DGC and BM proteins of α, β, δ, γ-sarcoglycans,
α, β-dystroglycan, laminin, entactin, and Collagen Type
IV were identified by microscopic immunohistochemistry. The DGC component of dystrophin was not identified by immunohistochemistry. Western Blot analysis
identified β, δ, γ-sarcoglycans, α, β-dystroglycan, and
entactin. RT-PCR revealed significant decrease in gene
expression of α-sarcoglycan (p = 0.0009) in HPDLFs
that underwent cyclic compressive forces. There was
a significant increase of gene expression for γ-sarcoglycan (p < 0.0001), Collagen Type III (p = 0.0191), and
laminin (p = 0.0077).
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Conclusions: DG and BM proteins are present in
HPDLFs. The arrangements of these components are
different than muscle cells. Cyclic compressive forces
caused significant changes in gene expression of some
DGC and ECM components.
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MEETINGS
MASO Spring CE Event
Another MASO Hit!
Dr. Lawrence Wang
There is just no other way to describe MASO’s
Spring CE Event, held in Baltimore this past
March, than – Another MASO Hit! Your MASO
leadership had a set of goals they wanted to
accomplish with this meeting and they did it!
Drs. Richard McLaughlin and William Arnett
presented innovative materials in case after
case, enriching our member’s knowledge of
the clinical nuances of interdisciplinary surgical orthodontics. The innovative lunchtime speaker format with
economist Augustine Faucher from PNC Bank was very wellreceived. His assessment of our current economic climate shed
some light on the ups and downs we are going through in our
practices. We know your meeting organizers will continue to
maintain the tradition of bringing the best speakers from all important areas that affect our professional and personal lives.
It has to be noted that residents from seven of the orthodontic
post-graduate programs in our constituency, including University of Maryland Oral surgery program, were in attendance. We
are very appreciative of the participation by our residents, and
their attendance shows that we on the right track for providing
value to our resident membership.
And last but not least, on behalf of MASO I want to thank PNC
Bank and Opal Orthodontics for their support of this event.
We are grateful for their commitment to you, the members of
MASO.
Speaker Dr. Richard McLaughlin,
MASO President Dr. Lawrance Wang
and Speaker Dr. G. William Arnett
Scientific Program
Program Moderator Dr. Steve Siegel,
Dr. William McLaughlin, Dr. G. William Arnett and
MASO Education Committee Chair Dr. Rene Johe
Opal Dental
PNC Healthcare representatives
PNC Senior Macroeconomist Mr. Gus Faucher
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MEETINGS
MASO Annual Session
A Revolution is Right Around the Corner!
Dr. Lawrence Wang
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• GOLF! The meeting begins Friday, October 17 with registration and a golf outing on the Williamsburg Golden Horseshoe Club’s Gold Course which was recently named one of
“America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses” by Golf Digest.
• KNOWLEDGE! Doctor and staff presentations will begin Saturday, October 18 and extend through Monday, October
20. Cutting edge clinical presentations will be given by Drs.
Robert Vanarsdall, Ingnacio Blasi, Normand Boucher, Sylvan Mintz, Richard Scwhab, David Hatcher and
Stacey Quo. Topics will include the changing treatment parameters and therapies for palatal expansion, lower arch treatment strategies to improve overall stability, and the how-to’s
on addressing adult and child sleeping disorders and airway
management in the orthodontic practice. And what every doctor needs from time to time, advice on stress management and
avoiding legal pitfalls from Mr. Jerry Teplitz and Dr. Laurance
Jerrold.
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• TEAM BUILDING! Staff presentations will be given by
Drs. Steven Hough and Laurance Jerrold, and Pamela Healey,
Jerry Teplitz, Paul Gange, and Mary Miller. These are all high
energy speakers that will make sure your staff will walk away
with pearls on team and practice development, the next generation of internet marketing, improving your bonding techniques, and new treatment coordinator strategies.
• And yes, ROLLERCOASTERS! You can take a break
from orthodontics and the 18th century and enjoy the 21st
century thrilling rides at nearby Busch Gardens. If you wish
for other forms of recreation, tours can be arranged to go zip
lining, clay shooting and wine tasting at the Williamsburg
Winery. And let’s not forget the world class Williamsburg Spa
located right across from the hotel.
• FOOD AND PARTIES! Don’t forget that registration
includes continental breakfast and lunch during the meeting. MASO also wants you to join your colleagues and friends
Saturday night at the Revolutionary Welcome Reception and
Sunday night at the Colonial Dinner Party. Both events will
be held amidst the historical beauty and splendor of Williamsburg. If you’re still hungry, within walking distance you will
have your choice of old style taverns and pubs and new style
restaurants offering modern variations of American cuisine.
• BOOK NOW! Fall in Virginia is prime time and the hotel
is going to be completely booked. Reservations are to be made
directly with the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge, our host Hotel.
Call 800-261-9530, use booking code #11220.
• REGISTER! Registration is now open on the new MASO
website at www.maso.org.
• EXPLORATION! There will be plenty of time to see the
historical sights and immerse yourself in the sights and sounds
of the 1700’s in the largest living history museum in the country. If that’s not enough history, you will be able to arrange for
tours to Yorktown, the Shirley and Berkeley Plantations or the
Jamestown Settlement.
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In the past few months, it is amazing how many MASO members have commented on the wonderful memories they have
of previous trips to Colonial Williamsburg and how they are
looking forward to going back! Your Annual Session Planning
Committee: Drs. Normand Boucher, Stephanie Steckel,
Jean Asmar, and Doug Harte welcome you to start preparing for making your own memories with your family and your
staff. Some important points to prepare you for ‘Revolutionizing Orthodontics’ at the 2014 MASO Annual Session:
Your MASO Annual Session Planning committee and I look forward to welcoming you, your family, and your staff to Colonial
Williamsburg as we look towards the future while immersing
ourselves in the past.
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AAO BUSINESS
AAO COUNCIL REPORTS
COUNCIL ON
ORTHODONTIC EDUCATION
What does orthodontics and veterinary practice have in common? I will spare you the obvious jokes. What we share is
an excess of positions in training programs. During a more
settled time in academic life (i.e., the 1970s through the late
1990s), there was a confluence in the needs of society for
trained clinicians and the limited capacity of universities to
provide such clinicians. In recent years, however, universities and other teaching entities have discovered their ability to
increase revenue by starting new programs and increasing the
size of existing programs. There has also been a willingness
of candidates for these programs to take on substantial debt.
The questions we should ask, as a profession, are many. Are
we serving society’s needs by encouraging bright, young people to enter specialty programs in such numbers? Is society
better served by steering them toward areas of need, such as
primary health care? What are the consequences of high student debt? What are the consequences of corporate entities
offering specialty care? Do we as a profession have the appropriate authority to structure to regulate the size and number
of specialty training programs?
Dr. Sheldon Seidel
seideltoad@cs.com
A major issue that the COOE is facing is
reflected in the following:
I was recently speaking with a professional
colleague, and although she is a mature clinician with a distinguished career, she lamented the plight of the recent graduates. They have high student debt and thus have little chance
of opening an independent practice in the near future. She
noted that an alarming number of recent graduates have no
choice but to work as employees of corporate entities. She
also expressed concern for the recent proliferation of training
programs, some of which lack traditional university settings.
Sound familiar? But, this was not an orthodontist speaking to
me. It was a practitioner of veterinary medicine. We in orthodontic practice have to recognize that there are large forces
affecting not just us, but society as a whole.
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COUNCIL ON
ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE
First Place: Lara Dye employed by Dr. Jack Fisher of Cordova,
TN – Bridging The Gap
Second Place: Denise Schouweiller employed by Guenthner,
Larson and Kim Orthodontics of Rochester MN –
Electronic Charting Here We Come
Third Place: Sarah Keller employed by Dr. Jim Lyles of Spring,
TX – An Exceptional Patient Experience in a Tech-Savvy Office
Dr. Kenneth Hrechka
kkhrechka@msn.com
The Council On Orthodontic Practice
(COOP) was busy during the AAO Annual
Session in New Orleans. During this event
the AAO displayed videos from the winners of the Resident
Video Competition. Three entrees were selected for awards.
The winning entries were:
A Practice Transition Seminar and reception was offered
to residents and New and Younger Members along with an
Orthodontic Employment Fair. On April 25, Bentson, Clark &
Copple, and Jonathan Martin of Roger K. Hill & Company/McGill & Hill Group spoke on legal, management, and financial
matters, and on April 27 a career fair was held. These events
provided cross marketing opportunities with COOP’s Practice
Opportunities & Careers program.
1st) Dr. Bryan Lockart, Jacobi Medical Center,
Retainers (Patient Inst.)
2nd) Dr. Bryan Lockart, Jacobi Medical Center,
Orthognathic Surgery
3rd) Dr. Lauren Rennick Lockart, new member,
Orthodontist vs. Dentist
Hon. Mention) Dr. Lauren Hood-Olson, new member,
Don’t Forget Your Mouthguard
Hon. Mention) Jon Peterson, Montifore Medical Center,
Essex Retainers
Hon. Mention) Dr. M. Noam Green, U. Of Detroit, Mercy,
Brace Jam
Since 2010, the Practice Opportunities & Careers program has
had excellent success in placing, mostly younger orthodontists, in 111-135 positions per year. However, at the same time
it must be noted that there have been 401-508 seekers, per
year, looking for employment.
Finally, the Board of Trustees (BOT) has asked COOP to offer
an opinion regarding bullying as an issue of concern for orthodontists. COOP has asked that COSA report to the BOT on
this issue before COOP offers an official opinion as to whether
bullying might be added to the orthodontist’s medical history
form.
For the first time in several years the Staff Power Point Presentation took place in New Orleans. Participation was not an
issue this year, and the presentation aspect of this competition
was fiercely contested. The winning staff members included:
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AAO COUNCIL REPORTS
COUNCIL ON
NEW AND YOUNGER
MEMBERS
Dental Association’s New Dentist Conference. The representative at the 2014 Conference in Kansas City, MO was Dr. Michal
Kleinlerer.
Dr. Madeleine Goodman
A Council member attends each annual Graduate Orthodontic Residents Program (GORP) meeting to represent the AAO
and make a presentation to the residents about the purpose of
CONYM and its mission to help and represent the residents.
Dr. Jason Charnley, CONYM Chair, is attending the 2014 GORP
meeting held at the University of Michigan. More than 500
residents from the U.S. and Canada are expected to attend.
madeleine.goodman@gmail.com
This has been another busy and productive
year for the Council on New and Younger
Members. Our January face-to-face meeting in Las Vegas was held in connection with the AAO winter
conference. At that meeting, we finalized our agenda and objectives for the upcoming year.
Dr. Rick Fuchs still serves as the editor of the CONYM newsletter, which is distributed quarterly to residents and new/
younger members and focuses on various topics of interest
and concern to this demographic. The winter 2014 issue included an article I wrote about my experience working in a
group practice. The spring issue covered practice management topics including “The Pros and Cons of Refunding Fees”
and “Embezzlement Prevention Strategies”. These articles and
more can be found on the New and Younger Members page of
the AAO website.
The Council-sponsored program at the 2014 AAO Meeting in
New Orleans was a great success. Together with the AAOIC, we
hosted over 400 residents and young members at a luncheon
and lecture given by John McGill on orthodontic practice management. We are in the process of planning our program for
the 2015 AAO Annual Session.
Each year the AAO sends a representative to the American
COUNCIL ON
COMMUNICATIONS
programming. AC&P plans to develop ads this year that will
help to invest and build the current AAO brand. They plan
to relocate media buy funds from print to digital format in
order to increase our impressions. Funds will be used this year
for both digital radio ads on Pandora and online banner ads.
AC&P is also rolling out a “selfie” campaign with the theme
“What makes you smile”. The intention of the TV spots is to
build on the AAO branded theme, “My Life, My Smile, My Orthodontist.” The ads also include a “call to action” to help drive
viewers to the AAO website mylifemysmile.org where they can
find an AAO member orthodontist through the doctor locator.
During 2013, we had almost 400,000 visitors to our website
and are on track to exceed this for 2014.
Dr. Jean McGill
jsmcgilldds@aol.com
The AAO Consumer Awareness Program
(CAP) is an initiative that was created to
promote orthodontics and the orthodontist
as the educationally qualified specialist to
serve the needs of both adults and children. Each AAO member pays a $750 annual assessment to help fund the program.
The stated goals of the program are to increase demand for
orthodontic services and to improve consumers’ understanding
of the educational qualifications needed to provide orthodontic care. The AAO Council on Communications (COC) works
in tandem with our professional partners to ensure that we
receive the most from this initiative. The COC was recently updated by both our advertising firm, Athorn, Clark and Partners
(AC&P) and public relations firm, Visintine and Ryan (V&R).
Our partners’ efforts are primarily directed at creating awareness with our primary target audience (women ages 25-54).
Our public relations firm (V&R) continues to keep orthodontics visible by creating relevant stories that air on TV, and in
both print and digital media. Recent stories included topics
such as braces friendly foods and mouth guard safety featuring Patrick Corbin. V&R will continue to induct new members
to the Adult Hall of Fame which appears on mylifemysmile.
org. Their plans for this year include stories featuring positive
aging with orthodontics (anti-aging) and bullying discrimination. Both of these are very relevant and we hope to generate
public awareness with these topics. V&R is also planning a candy buy back for National Orthodontic Health Month (NOHM).
The proceeds will be directed toward the AAO’s Donated Orthodontic Services program. The COC is working diligently with
our professional partners to ensure that we create awareness
and hopefully increase demand for services provided by our
member orthodontists.
The CAP program has funded the creation and airing of print,
TV and online ads that appear in both the United States and
Canada. Thirty-second television ads have aired on Cable TV.
In order to reach our target audience, ads will appear on these
channels: DIY, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Lifetime,
HGTV and USA Network. These channels were selected carefully based on our target reach and appropriate nature of their
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AAO BUSINESS
AAO COUNCIL REPORTS
COUNCIL ON
INSURANCE
2013 AAO resolution. An ad hoc committee was formed
to craft recommendations for the BOT on the specific nature of the changes from a Council to a committee.
Dr. Normand Boucher
nsboucher@comcast.net
The meeting was also attended by New York Life Insurance
professionals who provided a review of the AAO endorsed
insurance programs. These insurance products continue
to be supported by the majority of the AAO members.
The COI met in St. Louis on June 21,
2014. Council members were joined
by Board of Trustee liaisons, Dr. Norman Nagel, and by conference call with Dr. Dwayne McCamish. The BOT liaison report included a request that
COI provide recommendations on the conversion of the
council to an expert based committee as mandated by the
Pearl Insurance, the new insurance broker, reported on
their administrative activities and marketing efforts to
communicate the benefits of AAO endorsed insurance
products for our members.
COHC and the COGA will be undertaking further review of the
AAO’s definition of MNOC. COGA is seeking a broader definition of MNOC that excludes reference to “emotional.”
COUNCIL ON
ORTHODONTIC HEALTH CARE
Dr. David Drake
info@drakeorthodontics.com
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on January 1, 2014 is at the forefront of much discussion among AAO
members.
A very clean and updated article entitled “Orthodontists
Seek Information on Impact of Affordable Care Act” can
be accessed on the AAO’s website: https://www.aaoinfo.
org/news/2013/12/orthodontists-seek-information-impact-affordable-care-act
The Council on Orthodontic Health Care
(COHC) met July 12, 2014 in St. Louis. The
COHC is aware that many changes are taking place in the dental industry precipitated by the Affordable
Care Act that was enacted January 1, 2014, and a particular issue is the term “Medically Necessary Orthodontic Care”
(MNOC) which has prominence in the language of the ACA.
The AAO (COHO) encourages members to check regularly with
these resources and dental insurers and benefit consultants in
your state, as well as state orthodontic organizations.
The bottom line is that the impact of the ACA will vary greatly
from state-to-state and may not be known for several years.
Dr. Nahid Maleki (MASO) serves as the BOT liaison this
year for COHC. She provided a brief outline of BOT initiatives,
and noted that the BOT feels that if the AAO doesn’t define
MNOC that the dental industry will, most likely putting our
members at a disadvantage.
The AAO House of Delegates (HOD) recently approved a revision of our 1995 policy outlining the definition:
RESOLVED, that Policy 3-95 H, Medically Necessary Orthodontic Care be revised to the following: Medically Necessary
Orthodontic Care is defined as the treatment of a malocclusion
(including craniofacial abnormalities/anomalies) that compromises the patient’s physical, emotional or dental health. This
treatment should be based on a comprehensive assessment
and diagnosis done by an orthodontist in consultation with
other health care providers when indicated; and be it further;
Resources for the Affordable Care Act Implementation:
1. State Benchmark Plans: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Data-Resources/
ehb.html
2. American Dental Association Report on how the ACA Will
Impact Dental Care
http://www.ada.org/sections/newsAndEvents/pdfs/PotentialEffectsoftheACAonDentistry_NewsStory_Final.pdf
3. Dentalinsurance.org article, “How Obamacare Will Impact
Kids’ Dental Insurance”
http://www.dentalinsurance.org/tabsContent/EHB_Pediatric_Dental.aspx
RESOLVED, that the definition of Medically Necessary Orthodontic Care be reviewed annually by the Council on Orthodontic Health Care and the Council on Governmental Affairs.
The DBAS continues to be a very important service to all AAO
members, and the AAO hotline service is there to answer
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AAO COUNCIL REPORTS
COUNCIL ON
ORTHODONTIC HEALTH CARE
The National Association of Dental Planners (NADP) reported
that there is no consistent geographic fee data available for
orthodontics. Many orthodontists are reporting allowable fees
on claim forms in lieu of total fees. NADP requested that AAO
make members aware to report full case fees on initial claim
forms and allow payers with which they are contracted to adjudicate the claims according to contract. This will add consistency to fees that are reported and will likely be beneficial to
AAO members in the form of potential fee schedule increases.
A request was made that the AAO provide a session speaker
for the 2015 AADC program. COHC members are considering
numerous topics for presentation.
questions concerning CDT coding issues, reimbursement issues, etc. The breakdown of the 360 inquiries for 2013 is as
follows:
•
36% of all calls related to CDT coding issues
•
32% of all calls related to reimbursement issues
•
17% of all calls related to “other” issues
•
14% of all calls related to medical coding issues
•
01% of all calls related to HIPAA/EDI issues
Under Access to Orthodontic Health Care, AAO donated orthodontic service (DOS) has been expanded to an additional
eight states including: Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana,
Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The COHC discussed several topics concerning future webinars that may benefit and be of interest to AAO membership:
• Evaluating provider agreements with payers
• Comprehensive information on the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Member forum to discuss the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
A 501(C) (3) corporation, along with a board of directors, has
been established by the BOT to provide over sight and leadership for the DOS program.
The ICD-10 coding webinar sponsored by the Council and presented by Ms. Robin Linker was held January 21 and 23, 2014
with 282 offices in attendance.
Concerning coding issues, Dr. Steve Robirds, consultant to
COHC, reported that at the last Code Maintenance Committee
(CMC) visit in February 2014, there were three code revision
requests involving orthodontics:
• Micro-osteoperforations – the code request was submitted
by a vendor company; code was defeated
• D8660 was revised to the following: Pre-orthodontic treatment examination to monitor growth and development
• D8670 was revised to the following: Periodic orthodontic
treatment visit – as part of a contract with patient
The COHC is always seeking ways to benefit all AAO members.
Presently the major areas of COHC involvement and their respective committees are:
• Access to Care Committee: Oversight for all Access to Care
Initiatives
• Coding Committee: Works with COHC consultant and attends ADA CMC meeting.
• Member and Orthodontic Benefits Education: Oversight of
DBAS and educational activities.
• Dental Industry Relations & Trends Committee: Regularly
evaluates definition of Medically Necessary Orthodontic
Care (MNOC) and works with other AAO entities (COC
& COGA) and the dental industry to make changes as appropriate.
COHC was present, along with industry payers, during the
American Association of Dental Consultants (AADC) meeting
this past spring and was very well received and appreciated.
Approximately twenty payers were in attendance and the topic
of the medical necessity of orthodontics was a major topic of
discussion. The participating payers urged the AAO to develop
an AAO version of a handicapping index.
COUNCIL ON
ORTHODONTIC EDUCATION
As specialists, we should have a hand in shaping the future
and not leave important decisions unspoken and decided by
default. In the context of today’s needs, is it appropriate to
have a “top to bottom” review of specialty numbers and of the
accreditation process? You tell us.
Many years ago, it was not necessary to ask such questions.
While the number of training positions was scarce, they
seemed to serve society’s needs. Not too many, not too few.
Today we face a new reality. New programs appear every few
years and are responding to the demand for training. But by
responding only to the demand for training, are we responding to the broader needs of society? Will we be able to offer
an increasing number of specialists a satisfying and useful career? Are the current criteria for establishing and maintaining
a specialty program appropriate for this new reality?
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In other issues before the COE: The Council terms have been
reduced from 8 years to 6 years in the hope of encouraging
wider participation by our members. Also, a report was issued
by a COE subcommittee on ways to increase participation in
the MATCH program, which selects candidates for orthodontic
training programs. The Council considered how to select candidates now that the National Board no longer issues numerical scores, and nominated additional people to be site visitors
for the Commission of Dental Accreditation.
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AAO COUNCIL REPORTS
COUNCIL ON
SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
COUNCIL ON
MEMBERSHIP, ETHICS
& JUDICIAL CONCERNS
Dr. Robert L. Vanarsdall
riv@pobox.upenn.edu
Dr. Henry DiLorenzo
During the 2014 AAO Annual Session in
New Orleans, COSA members judged 27
Charley Schultz Resident Scholar presentations, 52 Table Clinic presentations, and
moderated 28 Oral Research presentations. 337 E-posters
were available at the Annual Session and can be viewed for
two months following the session on the AAO website.
hidlo@aol.com
COMEJC is responsible for developing programs relating to membership, including international membership, promoting the principle of ethics, and serving
as the Association’s body to hear disciplinary proceedings and appeals in accordance with the Bylaws. As a
result of changing practice opportunities, especially for
new graduates, the Council will be reviewing the AAO
Bylaws as they pertain to the “Exclusive Practice of Orthodontics”, and a task force was appointed to study
the criteria for membership.
Applications are being accepted for the 2015 Milo Hellman
Research Award, The Harry Sicher Research Award, and the
Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit. The deadline to
apply for these awards is October 1, 2014. An announcement
regarding the online application was emailed to ADA- and
CDA-accredited orthodontic schools the first week of April
2014.
The Society of Educators and COMEJC in a joint initiative have provided an online resource on ethics for
orthodontic educators and orthodontists, and an ethics
landing page has been established on the AAO website. We are continually striving to raise our member’s
awareness of their ethical responsibilities and reduce
the number of complaints from our patients.
August 1, COSA began accepting online applications to present Oral Research, Table Clinics and E-posters for the 2015
AAO Annual Session in San Francisco. The application deadline is October 1, 2014.
The 2014 award winners:
Charley Schultz Resident Scholar Presentation Awards
Basic Science Award:
Nicole Cheng, University of California, Los Angeles
Optimal timing of bisphosphonate treatment on alveolar
cleft bone grafting.
The BOT referred back to our Council for further clarification the draft of the resolution regarding the intent of
the Senior Limited Practice Waiver. The 2014 HOD has
adopted amendment 111.A.4 regarding waivers: A “Senior Limited Practice” waiver of 50% of full dues and
assessments may be requested by doctors under the age
of 65 with at least 30 cumulative years of membership
(excluding student membership), and who practice no
more than 350 hours per year.
Clinical Award:
Cole Weaver, University of Iowa
Candidate gene analyses of 3D dental phenotypes in patients
with malocclusion
Joseph E. Johnson Table Clinic Awards
Nancy Huynh, University of Florida
Exosomes: Novel Markers of Resorbing Osteoclasts
This year the COMEJC will be charged with evaluating the membership process, to ensure that barriers or
potential roadblocks to membership be eliminated for
orthodontic specialists who have graduated from an
ADA accredited program. A report will be forwarded to
the HOD by February 15, 2015.
Junichi Watahiki, Aqua Nihombashi Dental Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
Fundamental Studies Describing the Re-Consideration of Functional Orthopedic Appliances for Mandibular Condyle
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Karolina Kaczor-Urbanowicz, Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
Israel
Saliva Proteome Analysis Toward Diagnosis of Orthodontically
Induced Inflammatory Root Resorption
Revolutionizing
October 17-20, 2014
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AAO House of Delegates
Dr. Steven Siegel • smilestr8er@cs.com
I would like to thank our Delegates; Drs.
Jean Asmar, Natalie Parisi, Lawrence Siegel, Henry DiLorenzo, Mario Polo and George Scott, as well as
our Alternate Delegates; Drs. Maxine
Clark, Massimo Verducci and Stephanie Steckel, for their dedication and excellent work this past year. I would also like
to thank our Trustee, Dr. Nahid Maleki
and our Executive Director, Ms. Anita
Field for their invaluable contribution to
our Delegation this past year. I would especially like to recognize Drs. Mario Polo and George Scott, who will both be
stepping down from our Delegation this year. Their years of
service to MASO and the AAO are appreciated by all of us.
tion and act as a clearing house to disseminate guidelines to
members and others.
A Task Force appointed by the AAO President will be charged
with developing an electronic mentoring program to support
the professional development of new members, and the Council on Membership will be charged with evaluating membership criteria and process, to ensure that barriers or roadblocks
to membership for orthodontic specialists who have graduated
from an ADA accredited program be eliminated.
The definition of Policy 3-95 H, Medically Necessary Orthodontic Care was revised as follows:
Medically necessary orthodontic care is defined as refers to
the orthodontic and dentofacial orthopedic diagnosis and the
treatment of a malocclusion (including
including craniofacial abnormalities/anomalies) that compromises the and/or dentofacial
abnormality which is sufficiently severe to substantially impair
the patient’s physical, and/or emotional, or dental health as assessed by the appropriate health care provider
provider. This treatment
should be based on a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis done by an orthodontist, in consultation with other health
care providers when indicated; and be it further, RESOLVED,
that the definition of Medically Necessary Orthodontic Care be
reviewed annually by the Council on Orthodontic Health Care
and the Council on Governmental Affairs.
The AAO House of Delegates convened during the AAO Annual Session this past May in New Orleans. I would like to
inform you of some of the recent actions of the 2014 House
of Delegates.
It was resolved that the current Governance Task Force be continued and reappointed by the AAO President for 2014/15.
Some of the areas that the Task Force was directed to further
study include but are not limited to:
1. The possibility of further reducing the current 10 year
term on the Board of Trustees.
2. Development of criteria for holding AAO volunteer leadership positions, including but not limited to Trustee, Delegate, Alternate Delegate, Council and Standing Committees.
3. Identify opportunities for additional collaboration, communication, and cooperation between constituents and
components.
4. Development of a self-assessment policy for the House of
Delegates, Standing Committees, and Councils to ensure
that volunteer leaders are familiar with current association “best practices” which will allow them to continue to
serve the AAO to the best of their abilities.
5. Study the concept of term limits for delegates elected and/
or appointed to the House of Delegates by constituent organizations.
Underline - addition
Strikethrough - deletion
Double Underline - PCSO addition
I believe that this is a more accurate and broader definition of
Medically Necessary Orthodontic Care since AAO policy may
be significant in changing the insurance environment brought
about by the Affordable Care Act.
Regarding the highly emotional issue of placement of the ABO
designator on the Public Website Locator, the HOD voted to refer the issue to a Task Force to be chosen by AAO President Dr.
Bob Varner. A Task Force of thirteen people is to be comprised
of one representative chosen from two nominations made by
the Constituent (in consultation with the Trustee) with consideration given to maintaining a balance between ABO certified and non-certified members, plus one member from the
Council on Communications, one member from the Council on
Membership, Ethics and Judicial Concerns, and one member
from the Council on New and Young Members. Additionally,
the task force will have one ABO Director, and one Trustee
who shall serve as chair and report back to the 2014 House of
Delegates members and Board of Trustees by the September
2014 Board of Trustees meeting with their recommendation.
The Board of Trustees will then act on the recommendation of
the Task Force.
The HOD voted to reduce the terms of Council members from
four 2-year terms to three 2-year terms. The intent was to create more volunteer positions to our members.
Some of the legislation that was passed is intended to increase
the services available to our members, especially our new and
young members. These include the creation of an “Affordable
Care Act Rapid Response Team” appointed by the AAO President, to help members and others address questions regarding
the changes in insurance due to implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The AAO staff and Team will gather informa-
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AAO BUSINESS
ABO UPDATE
AAO HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Dr. Chun-Hsi-Chung
chunc@americanboardortho.com
For those of you who have not been on the Public Website I
suggest you follow the link: http://www.mylifemysmile.org/
aao-locator
The maximum term length for members of the Board of Trustees was reduced from eleven years to ten years by amending
the AAO Bylaws to remove the Immediate Past President from
the Board. This will result in cost savings to our members and
slightly lessen the time burden of our leadership.
Alice Wang.
I would like to congratulate the following
MASO members who passed the ABO Clinical Examination in February and became
ABO Diplomates: Drs. Taylor Lamb,
Dylan Schneider, Nipul Tanna, and
The Vincent G. Kokich American Board of Orthodontics Educators Symposium was held in St. Louis on March 29, 2014 in
St. Louis. The topic was Brainstorming for the Future of Orthodontics. It was a very successful meeting with approximately
89 educators in attendance, and many ideas, concerns, and
issues facing orthodontic education and the board certification
process were discussed.
The Council on Insurance (COI) will be restructured at the
close of the 2015 Annual Session and changed from a Council
to a committee of five appointed by the BOT, with terms and
appointments following guidelines set up for the Committee
on Technology. The restructuring will be done with input from
the present members of the Council on Insurance to assure a
continuity of activities. This change is intended to make the
present COI an expertise-based committee which is deemed
more appropriate given the complexities of the insurance industry.
The 2014 ABO Written Exam was conducted April 8-11 at the
Pearson-VUE Computer Center across the United States and
Canada. Of the 402 examinees, 388 successfully completed
the examination. The 2015 ABO Written Exam will be held
April 14-17.
For those of you who would like a more complete report of
the activities of the 2014 HOD, you may sign in to the AAO
member website, click on Governance and then scroll down
to the 2014 House of Delegates Actions.pdf, or follow the link:
https://www.aaoinfo.org/about/governance.
The dates of the remaining 2014 and 2015 ABO Clinical Examination in St. Louis are:
• February 25-28, 2015
• September 16-19, 2015
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Delegation
Chair this year.
Please consult the ABO website at www.americanboardortho.
com for more information.
AAOF UPDATE
The goal of the new Research Initiative, the current focus of
the AAO Foundation’s overall Continued Commitment to the
Specialty® fundraising effort, is to realize $5 million in new
pledges, so that over time, and calculated at an average rate of
return of six percent, this will result in an additional $300,000
restricted for orthodontic research.
Dr. Robert James Bray
brayces@aol.com
Prior to the mid-December deadline, the
Foundation received a total of 36 proposals
requesting just under $1 million in funding,
with a total of $650,000 budgeted. Among
those projects funded for 2014 was the Biomedical Research Award designated the T.M. Graber Teaching
Fellowship Award presented to Dr. Bhoomika Ahuja at the
University of Maryland. The 2015 Awards Materials are currently on the AAOF website, and the deadline for proposals is
Monday, December 15, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
AAO members, as well as the orthodontic industry, friends of
the specialty, and other members of the broader orthodontic
community, are asked to pledge a minimum of $5,000, over
five years, with this restricted for the Research Initiative. This
can either be a first-time pledge or a pledge increase.
•
•
The Foundation has announced a Named Awards effort to encourage large pledges/gifts in the $250,000-$500,000 range,
with support at this level affording the donor/donors the opportunity to name one of the Foundation’s awards. Recently,
the Schulman Study Group made a Continued Commitment
to the Specialty® of $500,000 and named the Martin “Bud”
Schulman Post-doctoral Fellowship Award, the only PFA available for naming.
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If you have not pledged a Continued Commitment to the
Specialty®, now is the time!
If you have already pledged a Continued Commitment to
the Specialty® previously, Thank you! Please consider
supporting this additional initiative as well. (If you have
an outstanding pledge, this can be added onto the backend of your pledge.)
The AAOF Directors took steps to further integrate the FounCONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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AAOF UPDATE
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Our advertisers make it possible for us to bring this Journal to you as
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Please let them hear from you so that we can continue to provide
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The AAO Foundation website may be accessed either through
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case included Dr. Bryan Hsu and Dr. Ben Martin. The Second Place case report was won by The University of Iowa.
Clinicians treating this case included Dr. Thomas Bauer, Dr.
Erin Bilbo, Dr. Mary Beth Meier, Dr. Tyler Prestwich and Dr.
Cole Weaver. Honorable mentions were selected for cases
presented by Medical-University of South Carolina offered
by Dr. Josh Riling, St. Louis University offered by Dr. Merrill Irby (treatment) and Dr. Marion Haroun (retention)
and St. Louis University offered by Drs. Josh Bruce, Daniel
Floyd, Ana Arruda, Somkamol Vanichvantana and Andrew
Foster.
Dr. Kenneth Hrechka
kkhrechka@msn.com
The College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontists “The College”
was busy at the AAO’s annual meeting
in New Orleans. This included hosting
the College’s annual luncheon where national awards were
presented, hosting the Residents Case Display Competition,
and offering an American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) review course. One hundred thirty-five participants attended
the College annual luncheon. Dr. Rolf Behrents presented
the 2014 Case Report Award, as selected by the College’s
council’s officers, to Dr. Sung-Hwan Choi. The ABO directors presented the 2014 Dale B. Wade Award of Excellence
n Orthodontics to Dr. Vance J. Dykhouse, the 2014 Earl &
Wilma S. Shepard Distinguished Service Award to Ms. Prudence Yerkes and the 2014 O.B. Vaughan Special Recognition Award to Dr. Gus G. Sotiropoulos.
Dr. Robert Moss hosted the College’s Annual Meeting, July
11-15, 2014, at the Fairmont Hotel in beautiful Whistler,
British Columbia. The scientific chair for this meeting was
Dr. James Vaden. With the overall theme, “Our Specialties
Future: Perspectives, Challenges,” the list of speakers was a
veritable who’s-who in orthodontics including Drs. Terry
MacDonald, Lyle Johnson, Greg Huang, David Turpin, Eladio DeLeon, Larry Tadlock, Ed Owens, Bill Proffit, Mark
Berkman, David Sarver, and Leslie Will. While in Whistler
participants were able to engage in events as calming as
lawn croquet, golf or strolling through local art exhibits to
whitewater rafting, mountain biking and helicopter glacier
tours.
The College council offered the ABO review course that
included presentations on the Discrepancy Index and the
Cast-Radiograph Evaluation for the ABO Clinical Exam.
This event was well attended. Instructors for this course
included: Drs. Michael Guess, Bruce Goldstein, Kenneth
Hrechka, and Robert Goldstein.
The 2015 the annual meeting will be hosted by Dr. Kimsey
Anderson of Albuquerque, NM and will occur at the Bachelor Gulch Ritz Carlton Hotel in Avon, Colorado. MASO’s
College representative, Dr. Kenneth Hrechka, will host the
2016 meeting, which will take place at the Marriott Grove
Park Inn of Asheville, NC. The dates are usually inclusive
of the second week in July. Because these meetings always
have a major family activity component remember to put
these meetings into your family vacation schedule.
The Resident Case Display was well attended by nearly
every ADA recognized orthodontic residency program in
the United States and Canada. Judging the clinical cases
reports were: Drs. Bruce Goldstein, Eric Dellinger, Kenneth
Hrechka, and Paul Miller. Overall the clinical case reports
were of excellent quality. The Best-Treated case was presented by Texas A&M University. Clinicians involved in the
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AAO BUSINESS
AAO PAC UPDATE
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
REPORT
Dr. George Scott
drgwscott@aol.com
Dr. Molly Siegel
drmollysiegel@hotmail.com
The AAO PAC met in Washington, DC on
June 8th and 9th to allocate the distribution
of contributions for the mid-cycle elections.
Our local representative Mr. Kevin O’Neil, of
Patton Boggs, gave us a generally positive
prognostication of the upcoming elections, as well as gathering an impressive array of legislators to talk to us and field our
comments and questions. These included Senator Pat Roberts of KS, and Representatives Michelle Graham, Kevin Yoder,
Steve Dainos, Diane Black, Michael Burgess, Cory Gardner and
Steve Stivers. Congressman Stivers (OH) has since followed
up with AAO’s proposal to expand Flexible Spending Accounts
by linking the total amount to the number of dependents.
ACTIVE APPLICANTS
Andrew Appel, Philadelphia, PA, Temple 2011,
Tufts 2013
Anna Bonaiuto, Hoboken, NJ, Rutgers 2010,
Rutgers 2013
Charles Cohen, Caguas, PR, McGill 2010, Colorado 2013
Ethan Drake, Chambersburg, PA, Pitt 2008, Seton Hill 2013
Matthew Eppright, Bethlehem, PA, NYU 2011, VCU 2013
Bryce Edward Gabler, Salisbury, MD, Temple 2011, St. Louis 2013
Maria Carolina Guia, Weehawken, NJ, U Central Venezuela 2005,
Rutgers 2013
Zane K. Haider, Philadelphia, PA, Pennm2011, Temple 2013
Peter F. Jackson, Port Matilda, PA, Tufts 2007, Penn 2013
Payal Jain, Saddle Brook, NJ, NYU 2009, Washington Hospital Center
2013
Adina Jarosh-Wolfe, Wyomissing, PA, Temple 2010, SUNY Buffalo 2013
Sara A. Khan, Philadelphia, PA, Boston 2007, Penn 2013
Aileen Kim, Philadelphia, PA, UCLA 2011, Temple University 2013
Jim Lee, Hagerstown, MD, Maryland 2010, Ohio State 2013
Jeffrey Lombard, Washington, DC, Pitt 2010, Montefiore Medical
Center 2013
Kristen Lowe, Philadelphia, PA, UCLA 2009, Columbia 2012
Milton L. Matos Roman, Guaynabo, PR, Puerto Rico 2007, Puerto Rico
2012
Richard J. Moses, III, Hershey, PA, Pitt 2002, Maimonides Medical
Center 2013
Jacy Papasikos, Oldwick, NJ, Penn 2011, Temple University 2013
Jay V. Patel, Philadelphia, PA, Temple University 2009, Temple 2013
Kyle Shoenberger, Allentown, PA, Penn 2007, Roseman University 2013
Jonathan A. Singer, Philadelphia, PA, Maryland 2007, Temple 2013
Jennifer D. Smith, Philadelphia, PA, Penn 2009, Penn 2013
Sheila Soroushian, Washington, DC, Tufts 2011, Howard University
2013
Moshe Stern, Baltimore, MD, Maryland 2010, Maryland 2013
Neil Uffner, Philadelphia, PA, Penn 2011, Temple University 2013
David K. Woods, Baltimore, MD, Connecticut 2010, Maryland 2013
Michael C. Woods, Philadelphia, PA, Connecticut 2010, UCLA 2013
AAO PAC contributions for the period August 1, 2013 to July
30, 2014 are as follows:
69 MASO contributors donated $17,250.
843 AAO contributors donated $218,233.
If you have not yet contributed to date, please do. Should you
have any questions or comments, I can be reached at 732-6180617.
AAOSI UPDATE
Dr. Gary Wiser
wisermgt@mac.com
The AAO Services Board met on February 6th prior to the AAO Winter
meeting in Las Vegas. We voted to
increase our Board members from
eight to nine, and we interviewed
five very qualified applicants. Our current chairman,
Dr. Leo Sinna, was nominated to serve as the representative from AAOSI to the AAOIC Board of Directors
serving a three year term.
RETIRED APPLICANTS
Harold J. Cohen, Baltimore, MD, Member 1978, Retired 2013
Cassiano T.C. Garcia, Hunt Valley, MD, Member 1988, Retired 2013
Martin S. Goldberg, Wynnewood, PA, Member 1969, Retired 2007
Howard Koff, Huntingdon Valley, PA, Member 1976, Retired 2013
Michael J. Kuhn, Baltimore, MD, Member 1988, Retired 2013
Donald M. Russell, Laurel, MD, Member 1982, Retired 2013
DECEASED
Stuart D. Cotler, Pottstown, PA, February 23, 2014
Arnaldo Hernandez, Ponce PR, October 31, 2102
Reinaldo Gonzalez Ramos, San Juan, PR, October 12, 2012
Following negotiations with US Bank, they were selected to provide AAO members with favorable practice lending funding. HR for Health was also contracted to offer human resources support to AAO member’s
offices. AAOSI had a telephone conference on August
15th.
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
Transfer In:
Jose A. A. Bosio, Newark, NJ, Transfer from MSO
Colleen Kristofor, Springfield, PA, Transfer from MSO
Debra H. Shin, Rockville, MD, Transfer from SAO
Transfer Out:
Sooyeon Ahn, McLean, VA, Transfer to SAO
Rita Chuang, Rosemead, CA, Transfer to PCSO
Sara A. Khan, Walnut, CA, Transfer to PCSO
Ningning Zhang, Houston, TX, Transfer to SWSO
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE
REPORT
DELEGATES
Seven (7) delegates are elected to the AAO for a two-year term; no more than
three (3) consecutive terms may be served; past delegates are required to wait
one (1) year before being re-nominated.
Dr. Steven Siegel
smilestr8er@cs.com
1. Dr. Steven Siegel (MD) (RE-NOMINATE) ................ 2014-16
(Dr. Siegel is completing the second year of his first 2-year term.)
2. Dr. Jean Edouard Asmar (DC) (RE-NOMINATE)....... 2014-16
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Consists of eight (8) members: the Immediate Past-President, the prior Immediate Past
President, and six members, one from each
MASO component. The President of each MASO component,
or their designee, is given preference for this position. The
senior Past President is Chairperson of the Committee. Each is
to serve for one year.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Dr. Asmar is completing the second year of his first 2-year term.)
3. Dr. Natalie Parisi (PA) (RE-NOMINATE) .................. 2014-16
(Dr. Parisi is completing the second year of her first 2-year term.)
4. Dr. Lawrence Siegel (NJ) (RE-NOMINATE) .............. 2014-16
(Dr. Siegel is completing the second year of his first 2-year term.)
5. Dr. Henry DiLorenzo (MD) ..................................... 2013-15
(Dr. DiLorenzo is completing the first year of his first 2-year term.)
6. Dr. Lawrence Wang (MD) (NOMINATE) ................. 2014-16
7. Dr. Luis Toro, Jr. (PR) (NOMINATE) ....................... 2014-16
Dr. Steve Siegel (MD), Prior Immediate Past President, Chair
Dr. Luis A. Toro (PR), Immediate Past President
Dr. David E. Harmon, President (MD)
Dr. Rob Penna, President (DE)
Dr. Nahid Maleki, representing DC, MASO Trustee
Dr. Rene Johe, President (NJ)
Dr. Francis Picón, President (PR)
Dr. Bernice Parisi, Past President (PA) (Absent)
ALTERNATE DELEGATES (3)
Alternate delegates are elected to serve a one-year term; no more than two
consecutive terms may be served before an individual is either elected as a
Delegate or removed from the delegation. The MASO President will serve as
the First Alternate and the MASO President-Elect as Second Alternate.
1. Dr. Stephanie Steckel (DE) ...................................... 2014-15
(MASO 2014 President)
2. Dr. Doug Harte (NJ) (NOMINATE) ......................... 2014-15
(MASO 2014 President-Elect)
NOMINATING SLATE FOR 2014
Elections will be held at the MASO Annual Session during
the Annual Member Business Meeting, Saturday, October
18, from 2:00-4:00PM at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge
in Williamsburg, VA. (Term year: Annual Session to Annual Session) Directors/Officers, in general, will serve for a
total of six years (three two-year terms) before becoming
eligible for the position of President-Elect. Under special
circumstances, a Director/Officer may be elected for one
additional full or partial term to maintain the order of succession.
3. Dr. Massimo Verducci (NJ) (NOMINATE) ............... 2014-15
COMMITTEES:
•Communications/Publications•
Consists of the MASO Editor and three (3) at-large members elected for a
three-year term.
Dr. Robert Williams (MD) Chair/Editor
(Re-elected by the Board 2013-2015, 3-year term, no term limits)
1. Dr. Natalie Parisi (PA) ............................................ 2012-15
2. Dr. Debbie Parnes (NJ)........................................... 2013-16
3. Dr. Bruni Ortiz (PR) (NOMINATE) ........................ 2014-17
•Education/Research•
Consists of three (3) members elected for a three-year term.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT: Dr. Stephanie Steckel (DE) .......................2014-15
PRESIDENT ELECT: Dr. Doug Harte (NJ) .....................2014-15
(NOMINATE)
SECRETARY: Dr. Robert Penna (DE)
1. Dr. Monica Schneider (MD), Chair .......................... 2012-15
2. Dr. Jeff Godel (PA) ................................................. 2013-16
3. Dr. Rene Johe (NJ) (NOMINATE) ........................... 2014-17
•Government Affairs•
Consists of six (6) members, two to be elected each year, for a 3-year term.
Encouraged to attend the AAO Adocacy Conference in D.C.
NOTE: Chair to be elected by the Nominating Committee.
(Dr. Penna is completing his third year on the Board)
TREASURER: Dr. Jean Edouard Asmar (DC)
(Dr. Asmar is completing his sixth year on the Board
and, is completing his fourth year as Treasurer)
1. Dr. Ty Saini (MD), Chair ........................................ 2012-15
2. Dr. Kimberly Jones-Rudolph (PA) (NOMINATE) ...... 2012-15
TRUSTEE: Dr. Nahid Maleki (DC) ................................2013-15
(Trustee term limit: 4-two year terms)
(Dr. Maleki is completing the second year of her fourth and last 2-year term)
3.
4.
5.
6.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Dr. Larry Wang (MD) ...2014-15
DIRECTORS
As a result of the newly adopted Bylaws, beginning in 2013 Directors will now
serve two three-year terms:
1. Dr. Normand Boucher (PA)
(Dr. Boucher is completing his fifth year on the Board)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2. Dr. Russell Sandman (NJ)
(Dr. Boucher is completing his fourth year on the Board)
3. Dr. Ty Saini (MD)
(Dr. Saini is completing his second year on the Board)
4. Dr. Francis Picon (PR) (NOMINATE)
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(Replacing Dr. Bullock)
Dr. Richa Dutta (NJ) ............................................... 2013-16
Dr. Phillip Tighe, Jr. (PA) ........................................ 2013-16
Dr. Amanda Gallagher-Whetzel (MD) (NOMINATE) 2014-17
Dr. Richard Shin (MD) (NOMINATE) ...................... 2014-17
•Member Services•
Membership/Ethics/Practice/Transition
Consists of five (5) members elected to a five-year term.
Dr. Allison Scott (NJ) ............................................. 2010-15
Dr. Rick Albright Jr. (PA) ........................................ 2011-16
Dr. Jose “Otis” Vicens (PR) ..................................... 2012-17
Dr. Jean McGill (PA)............................................... 2013-18
Dr. Sophia Usmani (DE) (NOMINATE) .................... 2014-19
Autumn 2014
COMPONENT NEWS
Maryland State
Society of Orthodontists
Delaware State
Dr. David E. Harmon
drharmon@harmonorthodontics.com
Dr. Robert Penna
rpenn1116@aol.com
We are now midway through my term as
President and I have a few exciting things
to report. First, we hosted a very successful
“hands-on” dental laser course this past April. Dr. Mitch Lomke,
a local dentist from Olney, Maryland and a fellow of the American Academy of Laser Dentistry, gave an introduction to the use
and applications of dental lasers in our practices. During the
“hands-on” component of the lecture Dr. Lomke’s live demonstration featured the use of two different types of dental lasers,
a Diode and Erbium laser. Since a Diode and Erbium laser both
operate at very different wave lengths their cutting properties
are also very different. Using pig specimens, participants were
able to perform the same type of surgical procedures that they
would in their office, so they were able to experience the cutting differences of each type of laser first hand. Feedback from
the participants of the event was very positive.
The Delaware State Society of Orthodontists held their spring meeting in April where the most important action item on the agenda was
approval of the final draft of the updated Practice
Coverage Agreement. The initial framework was
provided by the AAO, and the document was modified by a local attorney to ensure compliance with
Delaware Law. The Society is very proud to have onehundred percent participation in this Agreement.
DSO members are encouraged to attend MASO’s Annual Session in Williamsburg this October. MASO
President, Dr. Larry Wang, and his planning committee have put together a scientific program discussing “Revolutionary” topics in orthodontics that
should not be missed.
If you would like more information on this event please visit
the Maryland State Society of Orthodontists website. MSSO
would like to give special thanks to the following sponsors of
our event: DENTSPLY, RK Tongue, NIH Federal Credit Union
and Light Scalpel.
The final topic of discussion was the latest rate increase for the state’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance by Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau.
The rate has increased over thirty percent over the
past three years in an attempt to offset the increase
in claims.
Our next meeting will be an all-day meeting on Friday, December 12th, 2014 and the guest speaker is Dr. John Nicozisis.
Dr. Nicozisis’s received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree
from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
and his Masters of Science, in oral biology and a certificate in
orthodontics from Temple University. His topic will address a
hot new device in orthodontics called “Propel”.
Propel is a FDA approved device that allows the practitioner to
place very small “micro” perforations in the alveolar bone to
stimulate a process called Alveocentisis. Alveocentisis is a process that stimulates local cytokine activity to accelerate alveolar bone remodeling, increased bone remodeling is the main
driving component of accelerated tooth movement. This has
been shown to accelerate the rate of orthodontic tooth movement which often equates to significantly shorted treatment
times. According to Dr. Nicozisis, research has shown that the
rate of tooth movement of teeth treated with Propel increased
as much as 60% when compared to non-treated teeth, and he
has witnessed significantly shorter treatment times in his patients that used Propel.
District of Columbia
Society of Orthodondists
Call to Action!
An organizational meeting for D.C. members to reinstitute the DC Orthodontic Society will be held in conjunction with MASO’s
Annual Session in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Members planning to attend should contact
Dr. Jean Asmar at jeanasmar@aol.com.
Can Propel be used on patients that are using aligner therapy
such as Invisalign? Dr. Nicozisis has treated well over a thousand cases of Invisalign, which gives him the designation of
Top 1% Elite Preferred Provider. He is a faculty member of
the Invisalign National Speakers Bureau, an Align Tech Faculty
member, and he gives lectures on the use of Invisalign in venues all across the country. Dr. Nicozisis will show how the use
of Propel has not only allowed him to effectively treat patients
I hope we can count on seeing you there!
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COMPONENT NEWS
Maryland State
New Jersey
Association of Orthodontists
with Invisalign, but it also allows him to treat cases with fewer
aligners and significantly shorted treatment times.
Dr. Russell Sandman
Participants of this lecture will not only learn the theory behind
Propel, but they will also have the opportunity for “hands-on”
instruction as well. The goal of this event is to give the participants the information, skill, and confidence to implement
Propel in their orthodontic practice.
doctorbrace@yahoo.com
The New Jersey Association of Orthodontists (NJAO) enjoyed an excellent lecture series this year that
featured CE courses taught by nationally recognized speakers, with a strong turnout by
our members. In particular, lectures by David Sarver
and Bob Waugh were well attended and highly informative. In addition, Donated Orthodontic Services
(DOS) and Give Kids a Smile! remain successful programs in the Garden State.
If you would like more information about registration for this
event please feel free to contact Dr. Lara Minahan our Secretary/Treasurer at: minahanl@hotmail.com. Have a happy and
safe summer, and I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Puerto Rico
There is an issue that the New Jersey Association of
Orthodontists would like to bring to the attention of
MASO’s board and membership: corporate fee-splitting. Overt corporate fee-splitting has become commonplace, thanks to the rise of companies like Groupon and Living Social. This phenomenon contributes
to the commoditization of our specialty and is, in our
view, a burgeoning and serious problem.
Dr. Francis Picón
francis.picon1@upr.edu
Earlier this year, our organization, in association with Country Hearth Breads, Delta
Airlines, and Starbucks Coffee, was directly
involved with the selection of Buena Vida’s Best Body & Mind.
Over 150 female contestants ranging in ages from 20 to almost 60 competed for the title of best body, healthy lifestyle
and beautiful smile. For the most attractive smile, a JapanesePuerto Rican beauty, 28-year-old Shana Yuki-Torres, was selected from all the contestants and will be our public image for
this year’s local advertising campaign.
The NJAO board has regularly debated the new breed
of corporate fee-splitters, exemplified by lead-generating heavy hitters Groupon and Living Social. These
companies send the orthodontist patients in exchange
for a percentage of the treatment fee; or alternatively,
charging a fixed fee per patient. Fee-splitting is defined by statute as the exchange of money, gifts, or
treatment fee by the orthodontic practitioner with his
or her source of referral. The intention of the law is
to maintain, for lack of a better word, the profession’s
‘professionalism.’ That translates to maintaining parity in the marketplace and trust and transparency in
the doctor/patient relationship. The law is also aimed
at ensuring that patient referrals are driven by more
honorable means than simply financial reward to the
referrer. By this definition, we believe that companies
who engage in fee-splitting should be prohibited from
engaging orthodontists and thereby commoditizing
our specialty. As a result of both method and scale,
fee-splitting companies who engage in these referral
practices dilute the value of the service that we provide, the specialty we hold important, and only hasten
the rise of corporate dental and orthodontic interests.
We hope that our MASO colleagues who feel similarly
will bring this issue to their state specialty organization for consideration.
On Memorial Day Weekend, we had our bi-annual summer
retreat at the beautiful Copamarina Beach Resort. Our slogan
for this year was “Remember Guanica” to remind us of a delightful past meeting of some years ago. Dr. Salvador Romero,
from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, conducted the CE Course and
enlightened us on interdisciplinary treatment and TMD management. Social activities were unforgettable, especially the
Welcome Party at Paicky’s Chateau, and the Beach Bash at
Gilligan’s Island – thanks to Dr. Luis “Paicky” Arroyo for
making it happen! Also, I would like to recognize the support
from our sponsors American Orthodontics, Oriental Bank, OrthoAccel, and Ritter Dental.
Finally, in June we joined forces with the local pediatric dentistry association (SDP) in an initiative to support the dental
clinics that treat economically disadvantaged children at the
Puerto Rico Medical Center. This time we were fortunate to
have Puerto Rican born Dr. Santiago Surillo, a dual-trained
orthodontist-pedodontist from San Diego, California, present
a lecture on early orthodontic treatment that yielded a high
attendance. Donations were substantial, and 3M Healthcare
(ESPE & UNITEK) provided matching funds by presenting
dental equipment and materials to the destined institutions
– kudos for all those involved!
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GRADUATE PROGRAM REPORTS
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Dr. Kathy L. Marshall
ALBERT EINSTEIN
MEDICAL CENTER
k_marshall@howard.edu
Interim Chair
Dr. Alan Borislow
borisloa@einstein.edu
Our recent graduates returned to California,
Maryland, Mississippi, New York, and Virginia to pursue private practice. Their research
theses included the following topics:
As of July 1, Dr. Vanessa Morenzi
became Orthodontic Residency Program Director and Orthodontic Division Chairman. On the same day,
I began serving as Associate Program Director on a
part-time basis to assist in any way that benefits the
program and as my scheduled time allows.
Dr. Gavin-Rae Donaldson
Establishing African American Norms for the W-Angle
in Evaluating Antero-posterior Maxillo-mandibular
Skeletal Dysplasia
Dr. Alicia Hutchison
The Prevalence of Dewey’s Modifications in Class I
Malocclusions in African Americans
Dr. Jasenna Johnson
The Variable Causes of Maxillary Central Midline
Diastimas
Dr. Bob Kumra
Frictional Analysis of Wires and Brackets Used in
Sliding Mechanics
Dr. Joan M. Lowe-Ching
Determination of Holdaway’s Soft-tissue Norms for
White-Hispanic Adults
Dr. Chandra Minor
Prevalence of Impacted Permanent Canines In AfricanAmerican Patients At Howard University Department
of Orthodontics
After 36 years serving in this capacity it is hard to step
down. However, it is important that new programmatic leadership be appointed that will continue to
provide innovative ideas to further strengthen our
residency program and clinical services.
Dr. Morenzi can be reached at: MorenziV@einstein.
edu Her direct phone number is 215-456-7136. If further information is needed, please contact either Dr.
Morenzi or me.
I would like to personally thank MASO’s officers and
staff for their support of orthodontic education.
Our incoming class consists of Drs. Ayediran Adedolapo
and Christina Quarterman from Meharry Medical College,
Dr. Kishawn Kole-James from the University of Detroit
Mercy, School of Dentistry, Dr. Azadeh Nassiri from Nova
Southeastern, Dr. Patrice Smith from Howard University,
and Dr. Adriane White from the University of Mississippi.
UNIVERSITY
OF MARYLAND
Dr. Eung-Kwon Pae
epae@umaryland.edu
Our second year class is avidly working on research, preparing
for board certification, and actively strengthening the service
mission of the department. Another great accomplishment
is the resident-created website for the orthodontic program
which can be found at http://howardorthodontics.wix.com/
huortho. This past summer marked the second annual HOPE
Yes! Summer Enrichment Program to expose Washington, DC
area children to careers in the health sciences. This was the
second year in which our residents hosted this event in conjunction with the pediatric dentistry residents, and nursing,
dental, and dental hygiene students. This inter-professional
collaboration was one of many outreach activities made possible by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Minority Dental Faculty
Development Grant through ADEA.
The University of Maryland School
of Dentistry recently welcomed our
new dean, Dr. Mark Reynolds, a 1986
graduate of UMB.
The University of Maryland Orthodontic Program
celebrated the successful graduation of the Class of
2014: Drs. Laura Friedman, Kyle Higginbottom, Sarah Pavon, and Lauren Widmer. Their
future contribution to the program as new alumni
will be welcomed by our Alumni Association. All
orthodontic faculty members and staff wish our new
graduates success in their new careers.
Finally, our program also welcomes four new 1st year
residents: Drs. Amir Akhavan, Michael DePascale, Andrew Pedersen and Dana Silagi.
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Howard University continues to produce the majority of PhD
and professional degrees in underrepresented minorities, including the health sciences: medicine, dentistry, pharmacy,
and the allied health sciences.
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF
PUERTO RICO
Dr. Jeffry H. Godel
jgodel@dental.temple.edu
Interim Chair
Dr. Eusebio A. Diaz
eusebio.diaz@upr.edu
As of April 2014, I have accepted the position as chairperson of the UPR Orthodontic
department.
Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, continues
to enjoy the excitement and great achievements of this past year. The program continues to run strong and successfully. As we wish farewell this
upcoming month to our Class of 2014, we begin a new journey
with our class of 2016.
In January our two third-year residents, Dr. Karla Alvarado
and Dr. Giancarlo Tassara, presented their research thesis. Dr. Alvarado’s thesis examined the Prevalence of Malocclusion and Distribution of Selected Occlusal Traits in 13 year-old
Adolescents, from different high schools in the city of San Juan
PR. Dr. Tassara examined the Prevalence of Impacted Maxillary
Canines in 13-18 Year-Old High School Students from Selected
Schools, also in San Juan. Their results provided initial data
on a problem that has not been thoroughly evaluated on our
Island.
The class of 2014 will complete their program this month and
all six will receive both their specialty certificate and their
Masters in Oral Biology. Both Dr. Weston Carpiaux and Dr.
Mark Padilla are traveling back to California, while Drs.
Kerri Odhner, Karen Kandel Conn, Bryan Foley and
David Franks will be planting their roots in the New Jersey
and Pennsylvania regions.
In February all of our residents attended the AAO midwinter
meeting in Las Vegas, and the third-year students also attended the Moyer’s Symposium at the University of Michigan. In
March our third-year students did a poster presentation at the
American Association of Dental Research meeting in Charlotte,
NC; and in April they presented posters at the Annual Research
Forum at the University of PR Dental School. Our second-year
residents, Dr. Luis Lecleres and Dr. Laura Rivera passed
the ABO written exam, and presented posters and ABO case
displays at the AAO annual meeting in New Orleans.
Our first-year residents arrived in July to begin their journey
into the world of orthodontics. The new class is comprised of
four Temple graduates; Drs. Destinee Zablocki, Erin Bauerle, Patricia Peralta-Campillo, and Damian Mariano,
we also welcome Dr. Zhanna Konovalenko from the University of the Pacific and Dr. Leonid Epshteyn from Rutgers
University. This past year one of our alumni from the class of
2012, Dr. Heather Desh, has successfully passed the clinical examination of the ABO and achieved Board certification
status. The Department sends our congratulations to this fine
practitioner.
In May all the orthodontic graduate students presented a
Continuing Education Course for dentists at the University of
Puerto Rico Dental School titled “Controversies in Orthodontics” which focused on the need for evidence based knowledge
in our specialty. In June all of our residents attended two local
orthodontic society (SEO) continuing education courses, our
second-year residents had their Oral Research Project Thesis
Presentations, and our first-year residents Dr. Johana Rivera and Dr. Juan Vazquez successfully completed all of
their core courses and began their second year of study. Our
second-year students were promoted to their third year, and
our third-year residents obtained their Master’s Degrees and
graduated.
As we continue with the excitement this October we will be
presenting a continuing education course at Capitol Medical
University in Beijing, China. The week long course “Contemporary Orthodontics in the United States,” will be directed by
Dr. Jeffrey Godel. The faculty members participating will
be: Drs. William Viechnicki, Natalie Parisi, Elizabeth
Spannhake, and Jeffrey Godel.
We are also excited to announce the addition of two new parttime faculty, Dr. Zane Haider and Dr. Adina Wolfe-Jarosh.
We would like to welcome them to our extended family.
Two new first-year students were accepted into the program:
Dr. Andrea Gonzalez recently completed her residency in
Pediatric Dentistry, and Dr. Natalia Guevara.
The Department would like to express our appreciation to all
who have participated/assisted with keeping this program
running successfully, including the outstanding group of adjunct faculty, alumni and the Coben Foundation. Many travel
extended distances to participate in the education of our residents. Their dedication to the program is second to none.
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All-in-all it has been a busy semester, and thanks to our excellent and hard working group of clinical and didactic faculty,
we will continue to train and encourage our students to be the
best orthodontists they can be.
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UMDNJ Rutgers
Our incoming class which began the program on July 1st is
composed of Dr. Julia Koo from Columbia U., Dr. Everett
Lin from Penn, Dr. Morgan Mena from Rutgers SDM, Dr.
Haim Tawil from Penn and Dr. James Suh from NYU.
Dr. Thomas Cangialosi, Chairman
cangiati@sdm.rutgers.edu
We are planning a major Orthodontic
Symposium to be held at Rutgers in the
spring of 2015 in conjunction with the
Orthodontic Alumni Society which we
are planning to revitalize.
Facilities
I am pleased to report that Ormco Corporation is donating
their new Lythos scanner to the department and we are
about to begin intraoral scanning, at first, for initial digital
models and eventually for final records and some appliance
construction.
Faculty
The past year saw the retirement of Dr. Isaac (Ike) Post,
a beloved and long time faculty member. It also saw the
recruitment of Dr. William Cole as a part-time faculty
member, and Dr. Jose Bosio as full-time faculty. Dr. Cole
practices in Boiceville, New York and splits his teaching
time between here and Harvard University. Dr. Bosio was
a full-time faculty member at Marquette University prior
to coming to Rutgers. Both have been American Board of
Orthodontics examiners and bring a great deal of experience and expertise to the department.
Despite the difficulty of working in our present facilities
which are a bit outdated, the department is continuing to
provide an excellent education both to our residents and
predoctoral students. However, I am happy to report that
we are now in the process of planning for the construction
of a new state-of-the-art orthodontic clinic as part of a Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Center which also will include
clinics for Endodontics, Periodontics and Prosthodontics.
Our clinic will be designed specifically for orthodontics.
This will enhance our ability to fully utilize cutting edge
technology such as 3D imaging, digital scanning and lasers.
It will also foster ease of interdisciplinary communication
and referrals between departments. The department chairs
are currently working with the architects and we hope construction will begin by the end of the year.
Residents
Three of our four graduating residents from 2013 took the
ABO initial certification exam during the past year and
all passed with flying colors. They are now Diplomates
of the Board. In addition, all of our second year residents
took and passed the ABO written exam. This year all five
of our graduating residents will take the clinical exam in
August.
We will be reaching out to alumni and friends for donations to help with the cost of this important project.
UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Jeon and Dr. Patricia Hong received their Orthodontic
certificate during the graduation ceremony held at The Union
League of Philadelphia. Also, Dr. Avi Goel graduated from
the combined program in Orthodontics and Periodontics. We
wish them all the best.
Dr. Chun-Hsi Chung
chunc@dental.upenn.edu
Our comprehensive clinic and didactic Orientation Program began on July 7, 2014 as
we welcome our incoming Class of 2016: Dr.
Rola Alkhatib, Dr. Christine Martin, Dr.
Ken Matsumoto (2nd year Perio-Ortho combined program),
Dr. Mehreen Merchant, Dr. Bonolo Odirile, Dr. Bhavendrasinh Sayania (3 yr. MSOB program), Dr. Hellen
Teixeira (5 yr. DScD program) and Dr. Katherine Zhang.
Their research projects were as follows:
Dr. Avijit Goel: A CBCT Assessment of the Dento-Skeletal
Adaptive Response to TMD and its Impact on the Airway.
Dr. Helen Jeon: FOXO1 Mediates RANKL Induced Osteoclastogenesis
Dr. Emanuel Abayev: Comparison of Anterior Tooth Size
in Palatally Displaced Canine Patients versus Non Palatally Displaced Canine Patients
In April, the first-year residents completed the Tweed Course,
and our second-year residents completed the ABO written
exam with a 100% success rate.
Dr. Michael Berger:
Care
On June 19, 2014 Dr. Emanuel Abayev, Dr. Michael
Berger, Dr. Laura Bodner, Dr. H. Ben Drane, Dr. Helen
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This summer, the new first and second-year residents attended
the Annual Graduate Orthodontic Residents Program (GORP)
on the campus of the University of Michigan.
The annual Penn Orthodontic Alumni Day format will be
slightly different from our traditional reunion. On October
10th, the Department will be offering a Symposium on Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics (AOO) with Drs. William and
Thomas Wilcko. This symposium will be open to all orthodontists and allied dental specialists. If you would like more information regarding this symposium, please feel free to peruse
the information on our UPSDM Continuing Education website
for more details as well as registration information. http://
www.dental.upenn.edu/continuing_education/course_schedule/ortho_dept_annual_meeting_-_aoo
October
20,2014
2014
October17–
17-20,
Williamsburg,
Virginia
Williamsburg,
VA
One of the department’s ongoing endeavors is the J. Henry
O’Hern Jr. Resident Education and Travel Fund. This fund will
receive contributions from alumni and friends to offset expenses incurred by our residents as they attend off-campus courses
to enrich their academic experience. We feel this effort is consistent with Dr. O’Hern’s dedication to the department and to
teaching. Anyone wishing to support this fund may contact
Mrs. Barbara Del Regino at 215-898-5910 or bdelregi@dental.
upenn.edu.
As always, we would be privileged to have you visit with us at
UPENN!
According to the National Geographic, people who
have red hair are more susceptible to pain. The brief
article states that redheads have a gene called the Melancortin-1 receptor which may “inadvertently activate”
similar receptors in the brain that process anxiety and
pain. The study was done by anesthesiologists who
noticed more difficulty achieving anesthesia in these
patients. The ADA stated that redheads were more
than twice as likely to avoid going to the dentist than
non-redheads. Therefore as you do your adjustments
check hair color and, if red, ease up a bit...what they
feel is real.
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