In the second of two episodes, the AAO's The Special Council of Women Orthodontics (SCWO) continues to talk about self-care. Our second guest, life/nutrition coach Cassie Green is a self-proclaimed reformed workaholic. After leaving the corporate world, Cassie found herself as a small business owner who loved talking nutrition with her customers. In case you haven't listened to episode one with Dr. Sherry Chesak, we suggest you start there, Cassie's approach is a little different but they both compliment each other extremely well.  Trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York, NY, Cassie Green combines her love of a healthy lifestyle and helping those around her. She explores why people are not at their optimum health and happiness levels by taking a deeper look into their stress management, life balance, self-care, and sources of joy. Guiding her clients for easy changes, like shift behaviors, thought patterns, and trying new things. Clients have completed their six-month programs happier, healthier, and feeling more hopeful than ever.

In the first of two episodes, the AAO's The Special Council of Women Orthodontics (SCWO) discusses self-care. In today's episode, Dr. Sherry Chesak of the Mayo Clinic details how a family crisis led her to meditation and being present. You'll find she approached the practice of meditation from a scientific perspective.  Dr. Chesak is a Nurse Scientist in the Department of Nursing, Division of Nursing Research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She focuses primarily on investigating stress management interventions to enhance resilience in both professional and family caregivers. 

Dr. Alex Thomas, a resident at the University of Michigan and Resident Director on the AAOF Board of Directors, and Dr. Keri Kenning, a resident at the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, who will succeed Dr. Thomas as the Resident Director on the Foundation Board, join host Pam Paladin to inform U.S. and Canadian student members of the AAO about the Resident Gift Program: AAOF funding to help AAO student members attend the AAO 2019 Annual Session in Los Angeles.

Dr. Myron Guymon, Trustee (RMSO) and AAO Council on Communications consultant Dr. Anil Idiculla talk about the topic of mental wellness in relation to the practice of orthodontics.

Dr. Myron Guymon, Trustee (RMSO) and AAOF Executive Director Jackie Bode give an update on the AAOF.

CONYM Chair Dr. Daniel Keith speaks with host Pam Paladin to update members on the latest from the AAO’s Council on New and Younger Members, including updates tax reform, AAO town halls, and reduced cost AAO Annual Session housing.

DOS Chair and AAO Board of Trustee member Dr. Michael Durbin (MSO) speaks with host Pam Paladin to update members on the latest from the AAO’s DOS program, including how members can easily launch a program in their state.

CONYM Chair Dr. Daniel Keith speaks with host Pam Paladin to update members on the latest from the AAO’s Council on New and Younger Members, including information on the AAO’s new mentoring program, AAO Member Town Halls, CONYM appointments to councils/committees, and more.

This is the third in a series of conversations with AAO interim executive director Dr. DeWayne McCamish. He discusses the progress of the search for a permanent AAO executive director, then provides an overview of the recently revised AAO Principles of Ethics, Code of Professional Conduct, and encourages members to review the document.

COC Chair Dr. Anil Idiculla and AAO Board of Trustees member and COC Board Liaison Dr. Myron Guymon speak with host Pam Paladin to update members on the latest from the AAO’s Council on Communications, including recent results from the Consumer Awareness Program’s new digital campaign.

Kevin Dillard and Sean Murphy, AAO’s general counsel and associate general counsel, join host Pam Paladin for two segments. Segment 1 addresses online reviews, and best practices to avoid scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission. In Segment 2, members are introduced to some of the free releases and waivers available for download, and circumstances when their use can be beneficial for orthodontists and their patients.

This is the second in a series of conversations with AAO interim executive director Dr. DeWayne McCamish. He provides background on why members are asked to respond to the Economics of Orthodontics/Patient Census survey, then summarizes experiences at the recent European Orthodontic Society meeting, where AAO leaders met with counterparts, and where new international AAO members were enrolled. Dr. McCamish concludes his interview with a status report on the search for a permanent AAO executive director.

In Segment 1, AAO general counsel Kevin Dillard and AAO associate general counsel Sean Murphy lead a discussion regarding how you can deal with a patient who has filed bankruptcy. Dr. DeWayne McCamish, an orthodontist, AAO past president and interim AAO executive director, joins the conversation, along with Brian Hockett, a bankruptcy lawyer and a partner with the St. Louis, Missouri law firm Thompson, Coburn. The Segment 2 discussion examines how to handle situations that arise with parents who are divorced (or divorcing), with discussion by Dr. McCamish, Kevin Dillard and Sean Murphy.

Dr. DeWayne McCamish, past AAO president and interim executive director of the AAO, speaks with host Pam Paladin to update members on his current role, as well as the Board of Trustees’ search for a permanent executive director, and changes occurring within the organization. Dr. McCamish also shares recent results from the Consumer Awareness Program’s new digital campaign.

Kevin Dillard, AAO’s general counsel, and host Pam Paladin discuss the American Healthcare Act with Kevin O’Neill and Pary Mody from Arnold & Porter, AAO’s legislative counsel in Washington D.C.  A bill which addresses issues for which the AAO has been advocating passed the House of Representatives on May 4, 2017; the Senate will next consider the bill.

The AAO's Sean Murphy discusses recent developments as of 3/16/2017 regarding the CBO score for the AHCA with the AAO's federal lobbyist, Pari Mody, with the DC firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.  

The AAO's Sean Murphy discusses the Congressional Republican Plan to Repeal and Replace the ACA with the AAO's federal lobbyist, Pari Mody, with the DC firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.