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Kindly make sure your membership dues are up to date. Also, please be reminded of the required credit points to maintain your membership status: (For strict compliance) FELLOWS – 120 pts ACTIVE / AFFILIATE MEMBERS – 120 pts ASSOCIATE MEMBERS – 100 pts PROVINCIAL MEMBERS – 60 pts   Membership Committee Chair: Dr. Bernie Go-Lim (bernielim27@yahoo.com, bw.golim@apo.com.ph)

by Dr. Diana Dorothy Lim On the occasion of the oath-taking of the new dentists last June 23, 2012 at the Manila Hotel, the Philippine Regulation Commission-Board of Dentistry presented the recognition award to 59 members of the Association of Philippine Orthodontists which singles them out as “bona fide” specialists in the field of orthodontics. Also awarded specialists were the members of the Philippine Prosthodontic Society.

Throughout 2011, the Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO) received several accolades, beginning with recognition from the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission’s Boardof Dentistry (PRC-BOD) in January. The PRC-BOD accredited the APO, an affiliate of the Philippine Dental Association (PDA), as the official specialty society for orthodontics in the Philippines. APO representatives attended the ceremony Jan. 26, 2011, at the Manila Hotel in Manila,Philippines. The APO, founded in 1980, has 135 members.

Congratulations again to APO for winning the best PDA MTV and best director awards (kudos to Dr. Cynthia Quismundo) contest. A BIG THANK YOU goes out to the APO MTV Team headed by Drs. Cynthia Quismundo (best Director), Laarni Serraon, Glenn Gonzales, Lally Gogna, Kathy Juliano, Cristy Laureta, Ned Jacinto, Martin Reyes and Mona Locsin for bringing Pride & Honor […]