SUMMER 2022
SAO NEWS IN THIS ISSUE
SAO LEADERSHIP President Dr. Mark W. Dusek Savannah, GA
SAO President’s Message ............ Page 2-3 – Dr. Mark W. Dusek
President-Elect Dr. Debbie Sema Birmingham, AL
AAO Trustee’s Message – Dr. Richard A. Williams ............ Page 4
First Senior Director Dr. Beth Faber Tappahannock, VA Second Senior Director Dr. Eric Nease Spartanburg, SC Third Senior Director Dr. Preston Miller Jackson, TN Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Donald B. Balhoff Lafayette, LA Immediate Past President Dr. Sims Tompkins Columbia, SC AAO Trustee Dr. Richard Williams Southaven, MS
AAO House of Delegates Report – Dr. Robert Moss ............ Page 5 The American Board of Orthodontics Report – Dr. Tim Trulove ............ Page 6 American Association of Orthodontists Foundation ............ Page 7 SAO Component Director Spotlight – Dr. Celeste Block ............ Page 8 State Meetings ............ Page 8 Committee on Annual Meeting Planning ............ Page 9 American Association of Orthodontists Political Action Committee – Dr. Ed Davis ............ Page 10-11 Next Steps in the SAO/SWSO Proposed Merger ............ Page 12-13
Director, The American Board of Orthodontics Dr. Tim Trulove Montgomery, AL
SAO CONTACT INFORMATION P.O. Box 1154 Brandon, FL 33509 Phone: (404) 261-5528 Fax: (844) 214-1224 saoevents@saortho.org
2022 Resident Grant Summary ............ Page 14 In Memoriam ............ Page 15 How Would YOU Treat This Patient? – Dr. Timothy Shaughnessy ............ Page 16-19
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