Ortho Tribune U.S. Edition No.2, 2016

AAO review EDITION 2016 — Vol. 11, No. 2 www.ortho-tribune.com ORTHO TRIBUNE The World’s Orthodontic Newspaper · U.S. Edition PRST STD U.S. Postage PAID Permit #1239 Bellmawr, N.J. Tribune America 116 West 23rd Street Suite #500 New York, N.Y. 10011 ” See HISTORY, page 2 The Orange County Convention Center is teeming with orthodontic professionals during the AAO’s 2016 Annual Session. Photo/Fred Michmershuizen, Ortho Tribune Staff By Fred Michmershuizen, Ortho Tribune A AO annual session at- tendees found plenty to smile about at this year’s big event in Orlando. Great weather. Lots of fun things to do with the whole family. Mickey. But at the Orange County Convention Center, site of this year’s AAO event, the focus was all about ways to make your patients smile. In the classrooms, some of the world’s top ex- perts were on hand to share expertise and knowledge. In the exhibit hall, aisle after aisle of companies were ready and available to share with meeting attendees the latest in technological advances. Whether at- tendees sought a more advanced imag- ing system, a better way to keep track of inventory or effective marketing ideas for individual practices, they were sure Historical overview of orthodontic education I n 2002, 300 full-time faculty positions were unfilled, and an additional 200 to 600 new faculty members would be needed every year thereafter (Trotman, Bennett, Scheffler and Tulloch, 2002). The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and the Ameri- can Association of Orthodontists established task forces to study this shortage, which they declared was at a crisis level and that academe was no longer an attractive career option (Trotman et al., 2002; Peck, 2003). The Task Force included leading orth- odontic educators, members of the AAO Board of Trustees, and dental school deans. Weaver, Chmar, Haden and Valachovic (2005a) found there was an estimated 241 vacant full- time and 55 part-time faculty posi- tions at the 56 U.S. dental schools in 2003-2004. Trotman et al. (2002) noted that the full-time faculty attrition prob- lem would have a negative impact on dental education and health care in general. Several earlier small- scale studies reported similar find- ings, that postgraduate orthodontic education was facing serious con- sequences regarding the ability to attract qualified, full-time tenure track faculty members (Larson, 1998; Roberts, 1997; Valachovic Weaver, Sinkford and Haden, 2001). The demand for orthodontic care by the public and in the number of clinicians willing to provide this care has reshaped the workforce dramatically in a short period of time. In 2000, the AAO hired an out- side research and planning group to conduct a study of its members who were 50 years or older (Turpin, 2003a). They reported that 25 per- cent of respondents expected to stop From the year 2000: Part IV FROM THE EDITOR By Dennis J. Tartakow, DMD, MEd, EdD, PhD, Editor in Chief to find it. Ortho Tribune combed the aisles of the show floor to highlight what was espe- cially innovative at this year’s meeting. There were many highlights, including: • Propel showed off its new Excellerator PT (Power Tip), which marries Propel’s proprietary tip design with a specially configured cordless torque driver. Com- ponents include a powered handpiece with charging station, a contra-angle head attachment and single application tips. “The driver itself is easy to oper- ate, smooth, comfortable ergonomi- cally speaking and quiet,” said Dr. Jonathan Nicozisis, who uses the technol- ogy in clinical practice. “The contra-angle AAO attendees find lots to smile about at annual session Orthodontists in Orlando ” See AAO, page 2

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