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aao news Ortho Tribune U.S. Edition | May 18, 20152 Publisher & Chairman Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com President/Chief Executive Officer Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com Editor in Chief ORTHO Tribune Prof. Dennis Tartakow d.tartakow@dental-tribune.com International Editor Ortho Tribune Dr. Reiner Oemus r.oemus@dental-tribune.com group editor Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor ORTHO Tribune Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor Fred Michmershuizen f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor Robert Selleck, r.selleck@dental-tribune.com product/Account Manager Humberto Estrada h.estrada@dental-tribune.com product/Account Manager WillKenyon w.kenyon@dental-tribune.com Marketing director Anna Kataoka a.kataoka@dental-tribune.com Accounting coordinator NirmalaSingh n.singh@dental-tribune.com Education DIRECTOR Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500 New York, NY 10011 Phone (212) 244-7181 Fax (212) 244-7185 Published by Tribune America © 2015 Tribune America, LLC All rights reserved. Tribune America strives to maintain the utmost ac- curacy in its news and clinical reports. If you find a factual error or content that requires clarification, please contact Managing Editor Sierra Rendon at s.rendon@dental-tribune.com. Tribune America cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims or for typographical errors. The publisher also does not assume respon- sibility for product names or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Tribune America. Editorial Board Jay Bowman, DMD, MSD (Journalism & Education) Robert Boyd, DDS, MEd (Periodontics & Education) Earl Broker, DDS (TMD & Orofacial Pain) Tarek El-Bialy, BDS, MS, MS, PhD (Research, Bioengineering and Education) Donald Giddon, DMD, PhD (Psychology and Education) Donald Machen, DMD, MSD, MD, JD, MBA (Medicine, Law and Business) James Mah, DDS, MSc, MRCD, DMSc (Craniofacial Imaging and Education) Richard Masella, DMD (Education) Malcolm Meister, DDS, MSM, JD (Law and Education) Harold Middleberg, DDS (Practice Management) Elliott Moskowitz, DDS, MSd (Journalism and Education) James Mulick, DDS, MSD (Craniofacial Research and Education) Ravindra Nanda, BDS, MDS, PhD (Biomechanics & Education) Edward O’Neil, MD (Internal Medicine) Donald Picard, DDS, MS (Accounting) Glenn Sameshima, DDS, PhD (Research and Education) Daniel Sarya, DDS, MPH (Public Health) Keith Sherwood, DDS (Oral Surgery) James Souers, DDS (Orthodontics) Gregg Tartakow, DMD (Orthodontics) and Ortho Tribune Associate Editor ORTHO TRIBUNE Ad T hroughout April, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) partnered with Arizona’s s t a r t i n g pitcher, Patrick Corbin, to promote National Facial Pro- tection Month. An all-star example of safety on the field, Corbin wears a mouthguard for his position on the pitching mound and while at bat. Corbin is dedicated to facial protection Patrick Corbin teams up with the AAO to promote National Facial Protection Month and created a radio public service cam- paign to encourage athletes of all ages to cover their bases when it comes to protecting their mouth, teeth and face. His goal is to remind players of the im- portance of wearing a mouth guard and the serious repercussions of an injury to the teeth. National Facial Protection Month is an annual initiative that reminds athletes to play it safe by wearing a mouth guard and appropriate safety gear at every practice and every game. Corbin, all-star starting pitcher for Ari- zona, is a prime example of a profession- al athlete who takes protecting his teeth seriously. When baseballs can be hit at speeds of more than 100 mph, Corbin protects himself on the pitching mound by always wearing a mouth guard. “Wearing a mouth guard on the field is just as important as any other protec- tive gear,” Corbin said. “In baseball, a line drive can come at you when you least ex- pect it, and it’s crucial to be protected.” National Facial Protection Month is sponsored annually by the AAO, AAOMS, AAPD, the Academy for Sports Dentistry and the ADA. (Source: American Association of Orthodontists) Patrick Corbin

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