About AOSG

HISTORY OF THE AOSG

The Arizona Orthodontic Study Group is one of the oldest orthodontic study groups in the country. Originally called the Arizona Orthodontic Society, this group formed as an offshoot of the Texas Tweed Group founded in 1946. The Texas Tweed Group had stemmed from colleagues meeting at the Tweed course wanting to share information and learn from each other.

Before the Arizona Orthodontic Society’s official inception, informal meetings of what would be the founding members of the society had been held since 1943. While some of these meetings were combined with hunting and camping, plaster study models were always present. Upon the official creation of the Arizona Orthodontic Society, meetings became more formal and would alternate locations in member offices in Phoenix and Tucson. Meetings were always a combination of social gathering and formal discussion of orthodontics.

With few formal orthodontic training programs in existence in the 1950’s, many members of the Arizona Orthodontic Society also took on teaching roles through the preceptor program. This orthodontic training program allowed dentists to apprentice with an established orthodontist for three years and then establish their own specialty credentials by passing an examination. With the strong influence of Charles Tweed in Arizona, many preceptors came to Arizona to learn the edgewise technique. Due to growing frustrations with members altering his technique and his increased focus on the Tweed Foundation, Tweed eventually left the group.

By 1970, the American Association of Orthodontists dissolved the preceptor program in favor of university based training and then in 1978 the Arizona Orthodontic Society changed its name to the Arizona Orthodontic Study Group.

Today, the Arizona Orthodontic Study Group meets once a month in central Phoenix. Meetings alternate between speaker presentations where leaders in the field are brought in to discuss topics related to orthodontics and “model sessions” where members bring in difficult cases and receive input on how best to treat them. Given the diverse educational backgrounds of its members, many feel they learn as much from each other than anything else.

The Arizona Orthodontic Study Group has a long history of supporting the Arizona orthodontic community and believes it is important to continue that support in the future. For more information, please contact us at info@azorthostudygroup.com.

OUR SCHEDULE

All meetings begin at 9:00 am and are held at the Orange Tree Resort unless otherwise noted.

Orange Tree Resort
10601 N. 56th St.
Scottsdale, AZ 85254

June – August 2021

Summer Break. Everyone Have a Great Summer!

September 13, 2021

Topic: BRIUS Lingual System
Speaker: Dr Hesam Rahimi
Location: Orange Tree Resort & Virtual

October 4, 2021

Topic: CPR Certification
Location: Orange Tree Resort & Virtual

November 1, 2021

Topic: 3M Clarity Aligners
Speaker: TBD from 3M Unitek
Location: Orange Tree Resort & Virtual

December 2021

AZ State Orthodontic Association Annual Meeting

January 3, 2022

Topic: Complete Clinical Orthodontics
Speaker: Dr. Antonio G Secchi
Location: Orange Tree Resort

February 7, 2022

Topic: Spark Clear Aligner System
Speaker: Dr. Bill Dischinger
Location: Orange Tree Resort

March 7, 2022

Topic: Light Force Orthodontic Systems
Speaker: Dr. Alfred Griffin III
Location: Orange Tree Resort

April 4, 2022

Topic: 3D-Printers in orthodontics by Voxel Dental
Speaker: James Bonham (CEO)/Mark Bacino (VP)
Location: Orange Tree Resort

May 13, 2022 – Friday

Topic: Annual Social
Location: Top Golf Scottsdale, 6PM-9PM

June – August 2022

Summer Break. Everyone Have a Great Summer!

September 12, 2022 9am-12pm

Topic: “Braces on Demand” – In House 3D Printed Custom Braces
Speakers: Dr. Thomas Shipley, Colin Corey (CEO)
Location: Orange Tree Resort

October 3, 2022 9am-12pm

Topic: Orthodontics During a Recession by Owens & Bondell
Speaker: Bill Owen
Location: Orange Tree Resort

November 7, 2022 9am-12pm

Topic: The Economics of Orthodontics by Cain Watters & Associates
Speaker: Charles Loretto
Location: Orange Tree Resort

December 2022

AZ State Orthodontic Association Annual Meeting

January 2, 2023

No Meeting