Support Growth of Small Businesses through Tax Policy Small business IS the nation’s biggest business. Most AAO members are both highly-skilled medical professionals and the owners/operators of their own small business. We appreciate the work Congress did to pass major...
All Americans deserve access to high quality and affordable healthcare. As Congress considers how to stabilize and strengthen the healthcare market, the AAO supports a healthcare system that maximizes patient control of healthcare decisions, such as choosing their qualified medical...
AAO is working hard to ease the burden of student debt. Orthodontists must complete 10 to 11 years of post-secondary education before practicing their specialty. The average graduating orthodontic resident today owes approximately $428,150 in student loan debt. Current federal...
Dear NESO Members, I hope that everyone is having a good winter and getting excited with spring right around the corner. As an update, our final numbers from our 2018 Annual Meeting at Mohegan Sun indicate that we had a...
NESO2019 Boston promises even more of the innovation in content and programming that you’ve come to expect from NESO! Join us at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center starting on Friday, September 27, with registration and exclusive exhibitor hours...
Orthodontists and Residents Descend on Capitol Hill L. Jeffrey Lowenstein, DMD As the swallows return to Capistrano, so do the orthodontists and orthodontic residents of the American Association of Orthodontists return to Capitol Hill each year overflowing with knowledge and...
The average loan burden of an orthodontic resident is $428,000. When we walked into the room and told young staffers this number, there was often a short but evident gasp of shock. The average debt of a dental school graduate...
Trustee Corner: A Report From The AAO Mid-Winter Meeting Members acknowledge that good CE is one of the best values provided by the AAO. Frankly, you can get good CE in many places. I recently returned from a large company...
Applications are currently being accepted for the next Director at the American Board of Orthodontics. The new Director from NESO will begin an eight year term, initiating at the AAO Annual Session in 2020. Considerations and Qualities of an ABO...
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 28, 2019 APPLY NOW! RECEIVE $4,000 IN FUNDING FOR NEW RESEARCH! The NESO Resident Research Program serves to enhance and encourage a collaborative relationship between NESO and the NESO Orthodontic Training Programs. The program is open to...