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

From the Editor Ortho Tribune U.S. Edition | AAO REVIEW 2016 2 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 Product/Account Manager Maria Kaiser m.kaiser@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 © 2016 Tribune America, LLC All rights reserved. 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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 “ HISTORY, Page 1 Tell us what you think! Do you have general comments or criticism you would like to share? Is there a particular topic you would like to see articles about in Ortho Tribune? Let us know by emailing feedback@ dental-tribune. com. We look forward to hearing from you! Corrections Ortho Tribune strives to maintain the utmost accuracy in its news and clinical reports. If you find a factual error or content that requires clarification, please report the details to Managing Editor Sierra Rendon at s.rendon@dental-tribune .com. practicing completely by 2004, and 56 percent expected to stop practicing com- pletely by 2014. Many of those clinicians have decided to delay their retirement for several years. Until recently, most new gradu- ates could choose from many practice opportunities. Turpin reported that one student, ready to graduate after 10 years of scholarly pursuit, stated, “I would be happy to take a hygiene job for a while, if something doesn’t break soon.” Those graduates reported far fewer opportuni- ties, according to Turpin. Hindsight so often provides an un- equivocal opportunity for reflection on successful and unsuccessful decisions. Such theoretical and empirical content could be summed up as the essence of a force for change by the following quo- tation from Larson (1998), “There is no doubt that dedicated orthodontic edu- cators have been critical to the develop- ment of the specialty. The question is whether the faculty will be there in the future to continue this history of strong education.” All orthodontists and institutions must be proactive in preserving the spe- cialty; academe must be perceived as an attractive alternative to private practice, and exposure to the academic world must begin in the dental school. The AAO and its foundation (AAOF) are in a position to make a difference. They must lobby for changing the way an academic orthodontist earns a living while provid- ing an opportunity to advance the field academically. As noted by Johnston (2002), sadly there is no market for a career in academe as there was prior to the 21st century. As recent as 2016, according to Conley (2016), “Faculty recruitment and reten- tion [still] remain significant challeng- es in orthodontics.” If experience has taught us anything, it is that success in Dennis J. Tartakow, DMD, MEd, EdD, PhD, Editor in Chief clinical practice is largely unrelated to science, evidentiary or theory applica- tions, especially when most techniques work and nothing else really matters. Alea iacta est, the die has been cast: Why would a graduate forego the incentives of private practice to accept a position in an unrewarding existence and struggle, es- pecially if there is no scholarly challenge, when he or she has been trained their en- tire educational career to treat the pub- lic? Until the specialty decides that there is profit in a scientific, evidence-based approach to clinical practice, the supply of teachers and researchers probably will not increase to levels of the past. American-born residents may not glean the value that is required and nec- essary for considering a career in aca- deme. Hopefully, the future will provide enhanced career opportunities for our graduates, but until academe is respect- ed by the specialty as a whole, orthodon- tic education will continue to present a diminished and unfortunately a daunt- ing outlook for its future. References for all parts of this article are available upon request from the pub- lisher. “ AAO, Page 1 attachment provides convenient, full- mouth access. Performing MOP in the posterior regions is certainly facilitated by the contra-angle, which can be rotated for optimal orientation.” • DENTSPLY GAC introduced its new PLUS line of products, which the compa- ny says are designed to “grab the mantle of orthodontic leadership and take it to the next level.” The PLUS line includes a new metal-injection-molded OmniArch PLUS bracket, which features precision- tuned angulation and torque for im- proved control; and nickel titanium BioForce PLUS archwires, which feature a graded thermodynamic formulation. • G&H Orthodontics showcased its ex- tensive line of products. The company was launched 40 years ago to create arch- wires but has since expended into brack- ets, bands, tubes, elastomerics and more — all made in the United States. • Reliance Orthodontics offered a kit designed to reduce your inventory and produce maximum strength for chair- side bonding, regardless of the substrate involved, enamel or non-enamel. The ASK (All Surface Kit) includes 6 cc Assure Plus All Surface Bonding Resin and 8 cc Porcelain Conditioner, plus an Etchmas- ter microetcher with 10 tips. According to the company, clinicians now can elim- inate all other artificial surface primers. • OrthoBanc, a professional payment management company, demonstrated its new treatment and fee presentation tool, AccepTx Pro. It’s designed to help orthodontists offer flexible payment op- tions to patients. Presentations can be viewed in the office or shared for view- ing at home. Features include a Smile Ad- juster payment calculator, which allows the responsible party to adjust the down payment and terms within ranges ac- ceptable to the practice, until they have found a plan that fits. AD

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