General Meetings

by Dr Iris Panlilio-Law The Association of Philippine Orthodontists scheduled its 9th General Meeting on June 1, 2016 at One Shangri-la Place, Ortigas Center. This meeting was also set, as mandated in the Association's Constitution and By-Laws, as the election of officers for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.

In place of the 8th general APO meeting, members were encouraged to attend two lectures last May 29, 2016 at the 107th PDA Annual Convention held at the SMX Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The earlier lecture (Non-surgical Management of Vertical Discrepancies in Orthodontics) was by APO’s own President Elect, Dr. Martin Reyes. It focused on two types of vertical discrepancies, open bite and deep bite, and dealt with its classification, diagnosis and management. The later lecture (The Age of Digital Imaging in our dental practice) given by Dr. Jean Galindez was a basic introductory piece about Cone Beam

By Dr. Ruby “Boon” Lopez Several weeks before the 3rd of February 2016, text messages were forwarded inviting all members to attend the 7th Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO) general meeting for fiscal year 2016-2017. The program was held at the Mayumi and Dalisay function rooms of One Shangri-la Place Ortigas. This particular general meeting was special. It served as both a means for APO members to be updated with the latest trends in Orthodontics, and also to help raise funds to support the chemotherapy expenses of APO’s beloved immediate past president, Dr. Laarni Serraon. As expected, the 7th APO

By ROCELIE RINGOR-SISON, DMD, MSDEd, CP in Othodontics The Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO) has been providing lectures and seminars on topics about Orthodontics and dental related subjects. But last October 26, 2015 at One Shangri-la Place Ortigas, APO on its 5th general meeting, offered a different avenue for members to experience a seminar of "Visioning and Planning". It was a well attended assembly of 46 APO members, 1 APO student member, and 5 non-APO members. The whole day event highlighted 5 major activities, namely: Awardings of delegates to the WFO congress, a Seminar titled, " Achieving the Elusive Work-Life