Advocacy is one of the top reasons most orthodontists are members of a professional dental organization. Advocacy can be accomplished through a number of portals from making contact with state representatives to supporting specific issues before the legislature by donating...
Greetings! I just came back from our ad interim Board of Directors meeting this past weekend in Boston, March 16-17. It was great to see everyone and to be brought up to speed on all that is happening at the AAO...
It was another unforgettable 2024 Professional Advocacy Conference at the Hamilton Hotel and on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C February 27-28. Starting at the AAOPAC Reception on Tuesday night, AAO members were joined by 15 U.S. senators from both sides...
Over 1,400 participants across nine cohorts have graduated from the Wharton-AAO MBO program and they consistently rate it extremely high. Based on participant feedback to make it even better, the AAO is adding three live-virtual webinars hosted by Dr. Anil...
How to Choose the Right Credit Card for You Controlling costs and reducing them where possible is just smart business. As you consider your expenses, thinking about how you pay for them is also a good exercise. There are a...
Dear Colleagues, Spring is transitioning to summer and change is in the air. For me, that change was being sworn in by the AAO House of Delegates as NESO Trustee at the 2023 Annual Session in Chicago and seeing Dr....
It has been an honor and privilege to represent NESO on the AAO Council on Education since 2020. The year I came on board was tough for all of us, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the clinical...
The AAO 2023 Professional Advocacy Conference co-chaired by Dr. Dale Anne Featheringham and Dr. Mike Durbin hosted a maximum capacity blend of AAO advocacy veterans and more than sixty orthodontic residents in Washington, DC (February 28-March 1). Grassroots advocacy engagement...