Reviews for Orthodontists for Adults Washington State 2019

2019 Washington State Society of Orthodontists
Dr. and Team Annual Meeting

We are excited for this yr'south WSSO meeting at the Meydenbauer Eye in Bellevue on Friday, Feb eight, 2019.

Meet beneath for more details on each form offering.

Register today!!!

Speakers for the day:

Doctors only
Ben Pliska - forenoon speaker - Sleep Disordered Breathing and Orthodontics: Separating Fact from Fiction
Greg Huang  - morning speaker  - Evidence in Every Day Practice
Sean Murphy - afternoon speaker - Common Misadventures for the Orthodontic Specialist

Clinical/Administrative Team Members

Straight Wire Consulting - Tracy Martin and Scott Caldwell - morning (team lecture) - Avengers Assemble! - A Team Approach to the New Patient Experience
Straight Wire Consulting - Tracy Martin and Scott Caldwell- afternoon (Front end desk/Treatment Coordinators) - The Dynamic Duo:  TCs & OMs Leading in Alignment
Geoff Greenlee - afternoon (clinical team members) - Debond!  How to safely remove brackets, bands, and bonding resin from tooth surfaces

Morning speaker for Doctors but
Sleep Matted Breathing and Orthodontics: Separating Fact from Fiction with Benjamin Pliska, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)

As recent studies take highlighted the importance of the interdisciplinary management of slumber disordered animate, the function orthodontists can play in the management of this disease has become better defined. This presentation will re-examine the relationship between slumber matted breathing and craniofacial growth and evolution, as well as the current evidence related to orthodontic treatment furnishings on obstructive sleep apnea and the airway.

For adults, oral appliances have become an accustomed first line of handling for a wide range of patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. As specialists in dentofacial orthopaedics, orthodontists are ideally suited to deliver this increasingly popular OSA treatment modality and should be well aware of both the associated benefits and complications. This presentation volition as well discuss the latest evidence regarding the effectiveness of oral appliance treatment of OSA, every bit well equally review the management of the most common side effects.

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Forenoon speaker for Doctors but
Evidence in Every 24-hour interval Practice with Greg Huang, DMD, MSD, MPH

Information technology has been about xx years since the ADA first defined evidence-based dentistry.  Adept evidence was scarce xx years ago, but today, nosotros have more than than 300 orthodontic systematic reviews, and the quality of the recent reviews is much improved.  Additionally, evidence is readily available on the web.  Dr. Huang volition discuss how to speedily access evidence, and he will review the prove for several current topics, including TADs, vibration, and sleep apnea.

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Afternoon speaker for Doctors simply
Mutual Misadventures for the Orthodontic Specialist with Sean Murphy, Associate General Counsel, AAO

The lecture volition cover some of the legal topics that arise with orthodontics.  The lecture will provide insight on how to recognize and protect yourself from legal pitfalls, as well as how to minimize your liability.

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Morning time speaker for Team Members
Avengers Assemble! - A Team Approach to the New Patient Experience with Tracy Martin and Scott Caldwell

In today'due south rapidly irresolute orthodontic landscape, for an function to win, it takes more than than a lonely superhero. Having only a great physician, or an fe woman TC won't cut it anymore. To create a truly marvelous new patient experience, we have to assemble a team of all-stars. In this morning time session, Directly Wire Consulting volition interruption down the importance the entire team plays in welcoming new patients into your practise, establishing a memorable connectedness, and ultimately driving new starts!

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Afternoon speaker for Front Desk-bound and Treatment Coordinators
The Dynamic Duo:  TCs & OMs Leading in Alignment with Tracy Martin and Scott Caldwell

A successful orthodontic practiceis normally marked by ii key characteristics: a driven, empowered Treatment Coordinator, and a strong, committed Role Manager. Like yin and yang, these ii posses very dissimilar, sometimes opposing traits, but they piece of work in harmony to lead the two sides of the exercise. In this afternoon session, Direct Wire Consulting will deconstruct what this successful partnership looks like, how they back up the medico in tandem, and the critical part this human relationship plays in creating a thriving do!

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Afternoon speaker for Clinical Team Members
Debond!  How to safely remove brackets, bands, and bonding resin from tooth surfaces with Geoff Greenlee, DDS, MSD, MPH

This session is designed to provide the necessary groundwork information to set orthodontic dental administration to:

• Safely remove fixed orthodontic appliances
• Understand the evidence virtually patient comfort and enamel safety during bracket removal
• Safely remove bonding blended resin and polish enamel
• Sympathize and use a dental handpiece and rotary instruments
• Recognize risks and pitfalls during appliance removal

Part of this session will be dedicated to hands-on preparation in safe appliance debonding and composite resin removal with a dental handpiece. Attendees will gain noesis and skills preparing them to progress on to supervised training on patients with a licensed orthodontist at their role.

Class Presenters

Dr. Benjamin Pliska is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Orthodontics at the Academy Faculty of Dentistry, an Orthodontic Consultant at BC Children'southward Hospital and a Certified Specialist in Orthodontics practising in Vancouver. He is an affiliate fellow member of the Northwest Component of the Edward H. Angle Society, and an Orthodontic Young man of the Regal College of Dentists of Canada, where he also serves as an Examiner. Dr. Pliska obtained his DDS from the University of Western Ontario, and is a graduate of the Academy of Minnesota School of Dentistry where he obtained his orthodontic training and G.S. caste. Writer of two volume capacity and 20 articles, Dr. Pliska also frequently lectures on the intersection of Orthodontics and Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Huang attended dental school at the University of Florida, and received his document in orthodontics and MSD from the University of Washington. He also earned an MPH in epidemiology from UW. He skillful full-fourth dimension for 10 years earlier starting his bookish career.  For the past 10 years, he has been the Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Washington.  He likewise has conducted many clinical studies, and is well-known as a proponent for evidence-based Orthodontics.  Dr. Huang has published more than than 50 peer-reviewed articles, and has co-edited two textbooks.  He is a Diplomate of the ABO, and a member of the Angle Club.

Sean White potato has been practicing law for the last x years, and since January 2016 has been the AAO'south In-House Counsel.  In that function, Sean oversees the AAO's Political Action Committee and regime diplomacy, provides advice and counsel to the AAO and its related entities, and discusses legal issues with countless AAO members.  Sean's feel with orthodontic legal issues comes from hundreds of AAO member calls, in which an assortment of legal issues and challenges have been discussed.

With a black belt in orthodontics and a game-changing conversionrate, Tracy has mastered the art of providing the highest level ofpatient care while creating a rhythm the squad can dance to.Growing upwards in orthodontics over the by 15 years, in offices rangingfrom offset-ups to multi-practice/multi-doctor, Tracy has adult amethod for increasing case acceptance, improving office efficiency,and introducing standout marketing strategies.Passionate about the business of orthodontics, and having heldevery position in a do, she is a firm believer in the team behindthe doctor. Much of her focus is spent working with docs, treatmentcoordinators, patient coordinators, and clinical assistants to boostthe "New Patient Experience" and enhance the practise'southward marker inthe community.As the Founder of Directly Wire, Tracy's mission is to put amillennial twist on traditional practise consulting, and lead thedevelopment of next generation orthodontic teams.

Scott has been selling for over half of his life. From his first jobpushing CDs and VHS tapes at Best Buy, to a career with VectorMarketing and hundreds of thousands of dollars of Cutco Cutlery, tothe earth's largest vacation gild, "sales" is in his blood.But at the terminate of the day, his love of sales comes down to his dear ofpeople. Building relationships is his passion, and it'southward why he's alsospent well-nigh of his career cultivating social media networks andhelping companies improve their marketing communications.Whether designing social media campaigns, developing marketingstrategies, or producing online videos watched by thousands, Scottthrives on helping people connect. And although he may be new toortho, he brings a fresh perspective on our changing industry!As Creative Director for Straight Wire, Scott focuses on helping ourclients find their vox, better their messaging, and connect withpatients. Turns out, the English major pays off subsequently all.

Dr. Geoff Greenlee completed his undergraduate and dental grooming at the Academy of Michigan, and then completed a Masters degree and clinical residency in orthodontics at the University of Washington.  An interest in cleft lip/palate and craniofacial anomalies led Dr. Greenlee to do a fellowship in this subspecialty at Seattle Children's Hospital where he remains on kinesthesia and provides clinical care.  Geoff finished a Main of Public Health degree in epidemiology in 2009 and remains very interested in public health services and policy also as study pattern and data analysis.  Currently, Dr. Greenlee is Clinical Acquaintance Professor and Director of the Graduate Orthodontics Clinic at the Academy of Washington in Seattle where he teaches, practices, and does inquiry.  His research interests include testify-based intendance, CLP and craniofacial anomalies, access to treat underserved populations, and quality of life.  Dr. Greenlee is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.

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