Neal D Kravitz, DMD, MS Phase I interceptive treatment should be prescribed conservatively. In many offices, virtually every second or third grader entering for a consultation now leaves with a treatment plan for an expander and braces. When I started...
ScanStores are popping up all across the nation. What’s a ScanStore? Are they legal? Who is doing the intraoral scanning? And what does all this mean to the local orthodontist? Let’s start by taking a peek inside the ScanStore. The...
Tell me about your background. I am originally from Rhode Island, and graduated from the 7-year accelerated dental program at Villanova University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. During dental school, I received an Air Force Health...
NESO 2018 Mohegan Sun November 2-3, 2018 Join us this year for a new brand of NESO Annual Meeting! A single track for all attendees, appealing to both doctors and staff. A scientific program condensed into one and one half...
Happy spring! Or in my neck of the NESO woods, happy summer as our spring lasted all of one week. That being said, with spring comes the annual AAO meeting, which took place this year in Washington, DC. As usual,...
The new AAO President, Dr. Brent Larson, addressed the AAO House of Delegates on May 7, 2018. He focused his message on the AAO’s new strategic map. This article captures much of what he presented. As your Trustee, along with...
The American Association of Orthodontists recently conducted its annual Professional Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC. Each year, members visit various Congressional offices on Capitol Hill to advocate for various topics of concern to the AAO. For 2018, in a unique...
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become an orthodontist in a foreign country? What are the similarities and differences in funding, educational pathway, treatment modalities and post-graduation career path? In this article, we dive in and compare orthodontic...
COSA photo 1The Council On Scientific Affairs Report (COSA), held a meeting on May 4, 2018 at the AAO Annual Session. This meeting was to review COSA members’ assignments for the 2018 Annual Session. During Annual Session, COSA members judged...
The topic of sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) has received significant attention in dentistry over the past decade with bourgeoning literature in multiple disciplines such as pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, orofacial pain, and of course orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. What do you...