Mar 9-11, 2007 Dr. Arnold Malerman spoke on early treatment. His second topic was pre-prosthetic orthodontics and adult cases. Dr. Malerman has a private orthodontic practice in the Greater Philadelphia area and was named "Orthodontist of the Year" by his local newspaper reader's poll four years in a row. He was director of an early treatment program for orthodontic residents and was recently featured in a Clinical Journal of Orthodontics Roundtable on early treatment. He was highly recommended at the IAO national executive board meeting this year and has held a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania Orthodontic Department for 30 years. For more information go to Dr. Malerman's website

Dec. 1-3, 2006 Dr. Peter Currie returned to speak to us about orthodontic treatment for TMD: diagnosis, treatment and finishing AND efficient and profitable straight wire treatment.

Many of you are quite familiar with Peter, and his credentials are extensive. Peter had been very active in our group and taught many of us in our school for many years. He has been described by his students as an exemplary instructor as well as the "go to guy" for difficult cases. Peter in 2004, received his M.Sc at Donau University in Vienna, Austria, under the direction of Dr. Slavicek, which is a research degree in orthodontics. He is presently doing further studies in Vienna with Dr. Sato on the MEAW appliance. Peter is also presently studying at Tufts for an M.S. and Craniofacial Pain Certificate; his thesis is on Maxillary molar distalization and its effects. Peter has a very large orthodontic practice in his general practice and delegates all of his orthodontics to two full time orthdontic assistants. He will cover how to efficiently delegate orthodontics including the 3E’s of orthodontics, Effective, Efficient and Everyday, [which you can incorporate into your practices right away]; how to handle the cases that have trouble, TMD, difficult cases and advanced topics of ortho treatment [to challenge your knowledge and help you avoid unwanted disasters]. Attendance was exceptional for this reunion event.

There was a group dinner with Peter Currie Friday 5:00 – 7:00 PM.

Peter participated in case diagnosis Friday and Saturday at 7:00 PM.

Sept. 15-17, 2006 Dr. Leon Klempner spoke about early Cl II treatment, utilizing non-extraction philosophy with expansion and Twin Block therapy and Cl III tx, utilizing modified Tandem appliance.

April 28-30, 2006 Dr. Martin Epstein spoke about: Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Implants and Prosthetics
Topics: the use of fixed appliances, Invisalign and removable appliances to achieve proper spacing and occlusion for multi-disciplinary cases. Molar uprighting, adjunctive orthodontics, developing alveolar ridges and interim retention will be covered in detail.
This is one seminar not to miss. All new material not covered in the Portugal course. Marty is a phenomenal presenter and a great teacher as well. Last time Marty spoke to us, 5 of us, signed up for his Portugal course. Click on the Portugal link below for photos of Marty and who's in the course.

Feb. 4, 2006, Saturday 9:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Dr. H. Michael Sefranek spoke about PhotoShop Express, Photo editing, Photo montage, Putting cases on the web, and Cepahlometric superimposition of tracings via computer. This is truly the poor man's Dolphin imaging. This software sells for $99 and is available for free 30 day trial download. These skills are a must for anyone doing digital photography. Computer and web page basics will also be covered. This is a wonderful method to get progress feedback on your cases by multiple instructors, between our meetings, without having to travel. Very time effective. The presenter maintains 5 websites currently, including one devoted to his orthodontic cases. Contact the author to view cases in progress.

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