I am excited to serve as President of MSSO for 2019! Much thanks to our recent presidents for showing me the ropes-Dave Bonebreak, Dave Harmon, Ty Saini, Lara Minahan and Scott Jenkins.
I realize it is redundant and obvious to state that our profession is experiencing a great number of changes and challenges: an explosion of companies offering non-bracket alternatives along with what I call DIY orthodontics (Smile Direct and others) and the opening of a dizzying number of credentialled graduate and residency programs admitting large numbers of students each year mostly outside of the Match program. Throw in the astronomical student debt loan is recent grads and....oy. On a positive note-my perception is a continual growth in the demand for our services-I believe that Social Media-think Snapchat and Instagram-have fueled the desire for a great smile among many demographics. Yay!
Ok-enough politics! I am getting off my soap box now.
Save the date-April 12, 2019. The engaging, hilarious and brilliant Dr. Gerry Sampson will be giving us his words of wisdom all day. Please bring your team as well!!! It will be awesome. Join us!!
My plan for the Fall meeting is to have internationally reknown Drs. Martin(orthodontics-with emphasis on technology) and Leena Palomo(orthodontically relevant periodontics} come and share their thoughts and research. They are faculty at my beloved residency program-Case Westen Reserve-therefore by definition/assumption they will be the best!
Happy New Year!! Please feel free to email or call me anytime. Drg@drgbraces.com ; cell 240-620-1247; office-301-515-4300.
