acific Coast Society of Orthodontists Bulletin Summer 2018 - 12

PCSO Business

Component Reports
Alaska
The Alaska State Society of Orthodontists (ASSO) had a successful
March meeting. Including doctors
and staff, over 70 people attended;
this was a record number for the ASSO! Dr. Anil
Idiculla's lecture gave us relevant and innovative
ideas. Drs. Kurt Stormberg and Warren Libby
updated the ASSO on the latest news from PCSO.
During the ASSO business meeting that followed, there were changes in leadership, with Dr.
John Murray assuming the role of president, Dr.
Brent Tingey as president-elect, and Dr. Devin
Johnson as secretary-treasurer. Dr. Jeff Symonds
is our immediate past-president. The ASSO is
poised for a successful coming year. We thank Dr.
Stormberg for his help in arranging our continuing education event and for attending our business meeting. We also want to thank Dr. Idiculla
for making the trip to Anchorage on short notice.
Dr. Warren Libby
Alaska Director to PCSO, Anchorage, AK

Alberta
The 2018 Alberta Society of Orthodontists (ASO) meeting was held
in the lovely Rimrock Hotel in
Banff on April 6 and 7; the annual
general meeting (AGM) took place on the 7th.
The meeting had a great mixture of lecture topics this year. The keynote speakers were Dr. Donna
Galante (sponsored by Align Technology), Dr. Budi
Kusnoto (sponsored by RMO), Dr. Duncan Brown
(sponsored by Ortho Classic), and Moe Razavi
(sponsored by 3M). In addition, we invited PCSO
guests Drs. Kam Olfert and Robert Meister to
attend and deliver a message on behalf of PCSO.
Both attended the general session as well as the
ASO business meeting and AGM. Drs. Ryan
Edwards and Robert Meister delivered the PCSO

PowerPoint presentation to roughly 20 members
at the general session and answered questions
related to PCSO. We took the opportunity to
encourage the group to renew their memberships and promoted attendance at the upcoming
Annual Session in Monterey, CA.
Some of the main topics of discussion within the
ASO are:

 The Alberta Dental Association & College
(ADA&C) announced late last year that a
Specialist Fee Guide will be in place moving
forward, despite varying lack of support from
both the ASO and CAO. This issue is ongoing
and more information will arise from further
discussions in the upcoming year.
 Direct-to-consumer (DIY) orthodontic suppliers have demonstrated significant development over the past year in the United States.
As a result, the ASO and Canadian Association
of Orthodontists have reached out to the
provincial ADA&C regarding this matter and
will be following up in the near future.
 ASO membership numbers have been dropping over the past few years, and the current
leadership has made it their priority to investigate and strategize methods of increasing
membership.
The 2019 ASO Annual Meeting will take place in
April at the historic Fairmont Hotel in Banff. We
hope to have another great meeting.
The ASO executive now consists of:
Dr. Greg Barnett, President
Dr. Andrew Chen, Vice-President
Dr. Sunny Leong, Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Tarek El-Bialy, Past President
Dr. Ryan Edwards
Alberta Director to PCSO, Red Deer, AB

PCSO Bulletin  Summer 2018

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