AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHODONTICS

American Board of Orthodontics conducts annual Phase III Examination

The American Board of Orthodontics conducted its annual Phase III Examination February 28 to March 6, 1987, at the Marriott Hotel in St. Louis. The exami- nation consisted of the presentation of 15 orthodontic cases and an oral examination. This year’s examination certified 8 1 diplomates from the following Constituent Societies:

Great Lakes (14)

George M. Ash Frank R. Bailey Robert E. Davis Thomas S. Dietrich Theodore D. Freeland Colin A. Mayers John J. Murphy

Middle Atlantic (7)

Eusebio A. Diaz Julian D. Freeman Gerald Ginsberg Richard C. Howells

Midwestern (11)

Charles F. Bohl Kent E. Bruder Bob E. Craven Donald C. Dennington John Fox Thomas C. Francis

Northeastern (10)

Victor E. Chiarelli, Jr. Lee I. Edwards Richard D. Faber A. James Felli Steven A. Hershcopf

Pacific Coast (16)

J. Thomas Barksdale Robert W. Denny E. David Engst Robert C. Fran& Duane C. Grummons Matt 0. Hanhila, Jr. Bruce P. Hawley Marc R. Joondeph

Maria T. O’Reilly Donald Peppercorn Ned I. Riegel R. Thomas Rocke Donald E. Vanitvelt David S. Weaver Alan R. Weber

Ross E. Long, Jr. Jacob J. Rosenberg Robert T. Scott

Kenneth E. Holland, Jr. Stephen W. Robinson Robert L. Toth J. Franklin Whipps J. Michael White

Marvin L. Kessler Sidney Konigsberg Marc Lemchen Stephen Miller Patrick M. Redmond

Phillip Z. Mahan Michael L. Ovens Efstratios G. Righellis W. Eugene Roberts Bamett R. Rothstein Louis W. Schmohl III Terry R. Wallen Errol Y. W. Yim

Rocky Mountain (2)

Richard A. Coulson

Southern (9)

George A. Barkett Jerry R. Clark Richard B. Farmer III Charles Ray Graham Robert V. V. Hurst

Southwestern (10)

James R. Dyer Leward C. Fish Ronald L. Gallerano William G. Hendrickson Richard F. McBride

International (1)

Philippe L. Angelle

No constituent (1)

Stella Efstratiadis

Karl M. Francis

James B. Macomson Barry I. Matza Gerald F. Ritter, Jr. Leonard H. Rothenberg

Richard A. McFarland Michael L. McNeil Ronald C. Perkins John R. St. Clair George F. Schudy

ABO written examination

The next written examination (Phase II) will be held on Friday, Oct. 9, 1987. A choice of three locations is offered to the candidates: Philadelphia, Marriott Hotel-Airport, 4509 Island Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19153; San Francisco, Clarion Hotel, 401 E. Mill- brae Ave., Millbrae, CA 94030 (San Francisco Air- port); and St. Louis, Park Terrace Hotel, 10330 Nat- ural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63134.

Please note that Phase II and Phase III examinations are held but once a year.

Any information regarding Board examinations may be obtained by writing Dr. George D. Selfridge, Executive Director, American Board of Orthodontics, 225 S. Meramec, Rm. 301, St. Louis, MO 63105.

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George D. Selftidge appointed Executive Director

At its March meeting, the American Board of Orthodontics appointed George D. Selfridge Executive Director, effective July 1, 1987. Dr. Selfridge is cur- rently on a l-year leave of absence as dean of the School of Dental Medicine at Washington University. He will retire from that position after more than 10 years of service, effective January 1, 1988.

His professional years of experience include active duty with the United States Navy Dental Corps, where he served 30 years aboard numerous ships in many command positions.

In 1976, he retired as a rear admiral and com- manding officer of the National Naval Dental Center.

Dr. Selfridge is past-president of the International College of Dentists and holds a master’s degree in ed- ucation from George Washington University. He cur- rently serves as a consultant to numerous organizations and is co-chairman of the Missouri Governor’s Health Coordinating Council.

George D. Selfridge

Board of Directors

The 1986-1987 Board of Directors of the American Board of Orthodontics. Let? to right (standing), Robert S. Freeman, William J. Thompson, Joseph G. DiStasio, Jack G. Dale, and Lloyd E. Pearson. Seated leff to right, Earl E. Shepard, Executive Director, 0. B. Vaughan, Vice-President, Allen C. Brader, President, and Harry L. Dougherty, Secretary-Treasurer. Director Donald Ft. Joondeph was not present for the photograph.