THE COLLEGE RECENTLY held several events at the 2011 AAO Annual Session in Chicago, Illinois. The review courses for the ABO Clinical Exam were well attended. Three Discrepancy Index and Cast Radiograph Evaluation courses were held with 82 taking the course. Drs. Kim Anderson, John Carter, Michael Guess, Kenneth Hrechka, Rodney Hyduk, Philip Markin, Paul Miller, Jim Williams and Dorothy Whalen taught the review courses.

The Annual College luncheon served approximately 160 guests and included five award presentations. Dr. Vince G. Kokich, Sr. presented the 2011 Case Report of the Year Award to Dr. Toshiko Sekiya, for her case report, “Elimination of Transverse Dental Compensation is Critical for Treatment of Patients with Severe Facial Asymmetry,” which was published in the April 2010 issue of the American Journal of Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics. ABO directors presented the Dale B. Wade Award of Excellence in Orthodontics to Drs. H. Garland Hershey and Roberto Justus, the Earl E. and Wilma S. Shepard Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Russell Kittleson and a Special Recognition Award to Dr. Walter J. Belanger.

A total of 57 orthodontic programs participated in the College’s Resident Case Display Program.

Pictured: Residents of Montefiore Medical Center participate in board certification review course.

Plans for our annual summer meeting in Southern California are in progress. I hope you and your family will join us. Our meeting is at the Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla where you will find many things to enjoy, especially the weather! You will have the opportunity to receive up to 12 hours of continuing education through our cutting-edge scientific program “Trends in Clinical Practice: Envisioning the Future” put together by Dr. Kate Vig. The program lectures are presented in the mornings and your afternoons are free to explore the area or sign up for planned activities exclusive to our group. For all the meeting information, including list of speakers and topics, see the registration brochure on our Web site at www.cdabo.org.

During the recent 2011 AAO Annual Session in Chicago, the members of the Council prepared for and taught three ABO Board Certification review courses, held their annual luncheon, hosted the resident case display room and had their interim board meeting. During the luncheon Dr. Toshiko Sekiya was presented with the 2011 Case Report of the Year award, which was published in the AJO-DO the previous year. The College recognizes this annually with a cash award (see article by Dr. Vince G. Kokich, Sr. in this newsletter.) During the Council’s board meeting we decided to extend the Discrepancy Index and Cast Radiograph Evaluation course to some of the fall constituent meetings. The Council also completed a strategic planning session as part of their board meeting. Results of this session will be shared with the membership when completed.

The College will have a presence at the 2011 GORP meeting in St. Louis this summer. Dr. Paul Miller will represent the College in our booth, speaking to the residents about preparing for board certification.

If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your constituent representative on the council or myself. My husband, Phil Bonanno and I hope to see you in La Jolla, California this summer!

The winner of the prestigious College of Diplomates Case Report Award for 2011 has been chosen, and the winner was announced by Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Vincent G. Kokich, Sr. at the Annual College of Diplomates Luncheon in conjunction with the AAO annual session in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 2011.

The College’s Case Report Award is given annually to the most outstanding case report published in the previous year in the AJO-DO. The judging is performed by the 13 members of the AJO-DO Editorial Board and the selection is based upon:

• Uniqueness of the original clinical problem
• Quality of the orthodontic treatment
• Usefulness of the information for the orthodontist

This award is sponsored by the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics and includes a certificate as well as a $1,500.00 award to the recipient. The 2011 College Case Report Award goes to Dr. Toshiko Sekiya (pictured) and her co-authors for their case report, “Elimination of Transverse Dental Compensation is Critical for Treatment of Patients with Severe Facial Asymmetry,” which was published in the April 2010 issue of the Journal.

Dr. Sekiya is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthodontics at Tsurumi University in Yokohama, Japan. Dr. Sekiya has earned both her certificate in orthodontics and a PhD from Tsurumi University. She has published several articles in the orthodontic literature and her chief research interests are in the areas of the morphological relationship between the mandible and the craniofacial complex, as well as the growth and morphology of the posterior cranial base. Dr. Sekiya is a member of the Japanese Orthodontic Society, the Japanese Society for Jaw Deformities, and the World Federation of Orthodontists.

Dr. Sekiya presented an emotional speech to the attendees of the College of Diplomates luncheon. She not only thanked the College for awarding her this distinction, but she also thanked orthodontists in general for their support of their Japanese orthodontic colleagues after the tsunami and earthquake that ravaged the coast of northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.

The editorial board and staff of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, as well as the officers and members of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics, congratulate this young, talented, and aspiring individual for her past work and also for a bright future as an orthodontic academician, researcher, and clinician.

The College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics has been an important part of my life since joining in 1981. I immediately realized the importance of the College in promoting ABO certification and volunteered to give a program for the Phase III exam for the Southern Association of Orthodontists from 1981 until 1990, when other duties required me to pass it on. In addition, I have served on several CDABO committees including the strategic planning committee in the 1990s. Before my Georgia Dental Association duties required my presence at their annual meeting in July, our family almost always attended the CDABO meeting. It was the highlight of our summer. We have some great memories, including a water fight while rafting on the Animas River in Durango, Colorado with the Earl Cote family. I think the battle was a draw...but to this day I remember the cold mountain river water.

I understand that the College is going through an intensive strategic planning session, which will help the organization determine its future course. I would be happy to lend any support toward your leadership’s efforts.

I stated in my report to the AAO House of Delegates that serving on the Board of Trustees becomes “a way of life.” It has indeed been a worthwhile and memorable experience. Beth and I value the friendships that we have developed in the College, the AAO and throughout the world. It has been a pleasure to give back to our profession.

My emphasis next year will be on our five critical issues that were approved by the AAO House of Delegates and are reported in more detail in AAO communication.

1. Consumer Awareness – promote orthodontics and the orthodontist as the educationally-qualified specialist to serve the orthodontic needs for both adults and children.

2. Transition of recent graduates to practice – practice opportunities and manageable student debt – provide support to orthodontic residents so that they may be successful throughout their orthodontic careers.

3. Relationships with general dentists and other professionals – develop on-going relationships with general dental, specialty and other healthcare organizations that will promote the interdisciplinary approach to best serve patients.

4. Advocacy – i.e., Government Affairs, Access to Care – actively participate in advocacy on behalf of AAO members so that they may continue to serve the needs of the public.

5. Operating, Marketing and Cost Management of an Orthodontic Practice – ensure the financial health of AAO members (practice management support).

Plans for the 2012 AAO Annual Session in Honolulu, Hawaii are proceeding well under the leadership of Drs. Rick McClung, General Chair; Jim Vaden and Leslie Will, Scientific Program Co-Chairs; Mark Johnston and Steve Tinsworth, Staff Program Co-Chairs and Lili Horton, Local Arrangements Chair. Beth Rogers and Ann McClung are co-chairs for the Featured Speakers. Dr. Sheldon Baumrind will give the Salzmann lecture, Dr. Tom Mulligan will give the Mershon lecture and Dr. Don Joondeph will give the Angle Lecture.

I look forward to serving as AAO President. It will be a busy year; but with the talented AAO leadership, contributing members and staff, we should be able to meet the challenges. I welcome your input. Please feel free to contact me concerning any College issue. You can count on me to always team with this important organization.

We are pleased to report that the relationship between the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and the College remains strong and healthy. Ours is a relationship that can best be described as symbiotic. We have similar goals of promoting the process of board certification, doing the best for our profession and protecting the public interest. We understand the importance of board certification and, through a productive and mutually respectful association, we have the capacity to achieve our goals. Implementation, however, is always a challenge in any enterprise. The ABO pledges that it will work and support the efforts of the College to implement the variety of ideas outlined below to our mutual benefit.

Thus far, the percentage of those Gateway Diplomates completing their certification by taking the Clinical Examination has been disappointing. With the five-year term of the Gateway Program coming to an end in 2012 and the largest number of Gateway Diplomates due to certify, it behooves both of our organizations to encourage those who remain to complete the journey. The ABO, and certainly the College, believe that we are at a critical stage in this regard. Not only would having as many of the Gateway Diplomates certify be good for the ABO, but it also would be of great benefit to the College as these individuals would provide a new source of membership.

The initiation of the Initial Certification Examination (ICE) program for newly graduated orthodontic residents has become the lynchpin of our efforts to increase the number of board certified orthodontists. The ABO believes that the ICE program represents the future of the specialty, and that it will become the primary pathway to certification. The College’s efforts to assist and motivate the young orthodontist toward Board certification play a key role in this endeavor.

We look forward to working with the College to advocate for early certification via the Initial Certification Exam (ICE) and to encourage new diplomates to join the ranks of the College. We believe this will serve to elevate the standard of orthodontic care. The ABO recognizes the importance of membership in the College. College membership encourages a career of continuing education and fraternity. The ABO hopes to work with the College president, the Council and membership to maintain lines of open communication and cooperation in the years to come.

The ABO has established a new banking program for newly-graduated orthodontic residents who take ICE. This concept has been designed to encourage the residents to initiate the process of certification. It is also designed to level the playing field with regard to orthodontic program length by making it possible for residents who attend programs of varied length to achieve board certification. Of the six cases required to achieve full ABO certification, a minimum of three cases must be presented via personal appearance at the Clinical Examination. Of the cases that are presented from a residency program, cases that are designated as being Complete will be “banked” or documented at the ABO central office. The examinee must collect the balance of required cases from post-residency practice for grading within 10 years. Two more attempts at certification within the 10-year period are allowed. If at least three cases presented at the initial ICE examination are designated as being Complete and include at least one case with a Discrepancy Index (DI) of 20 or above, and the Board Case Oral Examination (BCOE) is Complete, the examinee may mail the remaining cases to the ABO for grading at a future Clinical Examination.

The examinee must return to a future Clinical Examination to complete the ICE requirements IF:

• less than three cases are Complete;
• three cases are Complete, but do not include one case with a DI of 20 or above; and
• the BCOE is Incomplete.

Orthodontists pursuing the ICE pathway may submit cases for reexamination on two separate occasions within 10 years, using the same criteria as applied to the cases that were Incomplete. Cases submitted for reexamination must be treated solely by the examinee in private practice.

The College’s new approach to the preparatory-course program includes a new instructional video on the ABO grading process. This video, featuring Dr. Allen Moffitt, past president of the ABO, presents a hands-on look at the grading of cases. We hope that this new video will enhance the College’s capability to assist new candidates in their quest for board certification.

Many of the examiners at the ABO Clinical Examination are members of the College. These volunteers continue to be the Board’s greatest advocates in preparing examinees for the Written and Clinical Examinations. The Board wishes to praise the College and its members for their outstanding dedication to the certification process. We respect and treasure the College as our genuine educational arm.

The ABO inaugurated a new state-ofthe- art testing center at the AAO and ABO headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, in November 2010. We also conducted our first examination there, and it proved to be an unequivocal success. The ABO will cease using the testing facility in Dallas, Texas, after the 2012 Clinical Examination session. Thereafter, all future Clinical Examinations will take place in St. Louis. There will be three examination sessions every year henceforth. This will allow the ABO to be more flexible with the examination, as well as reduce the costs of the Clinical Examination. We hope that more members of the College will follow in the footsteps of the College’s leadership by joining the board in examining orthodontists at our new facility.

I believe that the future of the specialty will remain bright and strong as a result of a close working relationship between our two organizations. I look forward to the coming year and working closely with your president, your Council and your membership to create an environment of trust and mutual respect for the good of our specialty. I am available to the College should anyone have additional suggestions or recommendations regarding our continued efforts.

The College's Nomination Committee (Drs. Philip Markin, Ken Hrechka, and Perry Opin) has place in nomination the following:

Michael Guess - President-Elect
Robert Moss - Secretary
Kim Anderson - Treasurer
Ken Hrechka - Sr. Councilor (11-12)
Eric Dellinger - Jr. Councilor (11-13)

The floor will be open for additional nominations at the first business meeting on Sunday, July 17. Elections will beheld at the second business meeting on Monday, July 18.

Councilors Jim Williams, Paul Miller, and Terry Sobler will continue their terms. Rodney Hyduk will automatically assume the term of president.

There is still time for you to make plans to join fellow colleagues at our 33rd annual reunion. This reunion offers a wonderful program in a coastal setting. Make it a vacation and take full advantage of the San Diego area where they say the weather is perfect year-round!

Activities available include kayaking, fishing, sailing, snorkeling and much more. Avid golfers will enjoy the Torrey Pines courses— the famous South course and the challenging North course. Both are right out the back door of the Lodge.

The scientific program, put together by Dr. Kate Vig, focuses on Trends in Clinical Practice: Envisioning the Future with an impressive cast of speakers to include Drs. Tiziano Baccetti, Scott Conley, Jim Hartsfield, Greg Huang, Peter Ngan, William Proffit, Robert Vanarsdall and Dirk Wiechmann.

The meeting begins with a welcome reception and ends with the president’s dinner for those registered for the meeting. The lectures are in the morning and you are free in the afternoon to join some of the group activities or to enjoy the area on your own. Bring the family and join us in sunny California!

Information on the meeting is on the College’s Web site at www.cdabo.org or call the College’s office at 636-922-5551.

The following bylaws revisions are being proposed by the bylaws committee of Drs. Walter Buschieb, Robert Moss, and Perry Opin.

Resolved that Article III, Section 4, of the bylaws, Members, be amended by excluding the crossed out words as follows:
Membership shall be automatic for eligible applicants as determined from the then current roster of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics, or applicants provisionally-certified by the American Board of Orthodontics, upon receipt of the secretary of a completed application and applicable fees.

Resolved that Article III, Section 6, of the bylaws, Members, be amended by excluding the crossed out words as follows:
Membership shall terminate automatically upon termination of Diplomate or provisionally-certified status by the American Board of Orthodontics.
The background for the change to Article III, Sections 4 & 6 is that provisionally certified by the ABO is no longer a classification.

Resolved that Article IV Section 1, of the bylaws, Officers and Executive Council, be amended by deleting the crossed out words and adding the underlined words as follows:
The elected officers of the College shall be a president, president-elect, secretary and treasurer. The president-elect, upon completion of his term in office, shall automatically assume the office of President. The President, upon completion of his term in office, shall automatically assume the office of immediate-past president. The appointed officers shall be an historian, editor and parliamentarian, ex-officio members without a vote, appointed by the president subject to the approval of the council. The president shall assign duties of the appointed officers.

Resolved that Article IV Section 2, of the bylaws, Officers and Executive Council be amended by excluding the crossed out words, adding C and adding the underlined words as follows:
A. The Executive Council should shall consist of the officers, and five councilors, the editor, historian, parliamentarian and immediate past president. The immediate past president shall be an exofficio member. without vote. The immediate past president is not required to attend council meetings unless requested by the president.
B. Each AAO constituent shall be represented by an officer or a councilor. An at-large member, who may be an international member, may also be elected.
C. The president shall appoint an editor and parliamentarian who shall be ex-officio members without the right to vote, subject to approval of the Council. The president may appoint a historian who shall be an ex-officio member without the right to vote, subject to the approval of the Council.

The background for amendments in Article IV, Sections 1 & 2 is to give the immediate past president a vote and to allow the position of a historian, if the council feels it is important to have.

Resolved that Article IV Section 5, D, of the bylaws, Officers and Executive Council be amended by the addition of the underlined words as follows:
The term of office of each councilor shall be two years. Each councilor may not exceed three two-year terms.

The background of the amendment is to clarify that each councilor serves two years as a junior councilor and two years as a senior councilor and then an officer.

Resolved that Article V, Section 1, of the bylaws, Duties of Officers, Councilors and Executive Council be amended by excluding the crossed out words and adding the underlined words as follows:
The officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws, by the membership and by the latest edition of the parliamentary authority “Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure”, and such other duties as usually appertain to their office.

The background for this change is to define the source of the College’s parliamentary authority.

Resolved that Article V, Section 4B, of the bylaws, Duties of Officers, Councilors and Executive Council be amended by excluding the crossed out words and adding the underlined words as follows:
In the interim between meetings of the Executive Council, a vote by conference call electronic media may be taken. Such action shall be reported at the next meeting of the Executive Council and made a part of the minutes of that meeting.

The background for the amendment is for clarification of approved media for communication.

Resolved that Article VI, Section 1, of the bylaws, Meetings be amended be amended by excluding the crossed out words and adding the underlined words as follows:
The annual meeting shall be held at a time and place designated by the Executive Council future president who will be hosting the meeting that year president and confirmed by the Executive Council.

The background for the amendment is for clarification.

Samir Bishara - MSO
Marshall Deeney - NESO
Gary Haese – MSO
Robert Herzberg – MSO
Marvin Kessler – NESO
Robert McKibben – MSO
David Wertz – MSO
Dan West – SWSO
Benjamin Williams - GLAO