The following Clinicians are available to speak in conjunction with Dental Societies or Study Clubs. For more information or courses in your area, please contact the Aurum Ceramic/Classic Continuing Education Department at 1-800-363-3989 or contact us via e-mail.

Dr. Robert Bond and Dr. Alan Macdonald are senior certified instructors for the Academy of Orthodontics, treating thousands of patients with the techniques presented in their course. Lecturing throughout Canada, U.S. and Mexico, they have provided orthodontic education for hundreds of general and pediatric dentists. Their course approach is straightforward, systematic and practical. Participants have achieved tremendous success in treating their patients. A 2 Time Winner of the International Association of Orthodontics Case of the Year Award, Dr. Robert Bond graduated from the University of Toronto in 1970 and has included orthodontics as part of his general practice for the past 30 years. He has studied such authorities as Doctors Bob Moyer, James MacNamara, John Witzig, Robert Shaye, Alex Petrovic, Tony Ricci, Don Woodside, G. Altuna, Eugene Williamson, "Tip" Owens, Tony Gionally, Rob Ricketts, Thomas Graber, Henri Petit, L. Wieslander, N. Diers, Tom Mulligan, and Walter Doyle. He has consolidated the thoughts, research and treatment methods of many hours of post-graduate education in Functional Appliance Therapy. He gives course participants a very practical level of clinical and theoretical knowledge gleaned from these men. Dr. Bond is also a keen student of occlusion, the "key to orthodontic stability" and has studied intensively under Doctors Peter Dawson, Niles Guichet, Don Moore, Emmanuel Rajczak, Rudolph Slavicek, Ron Roth, and John Sheridan. Responsible for the diagnostic system and the straight wire appliance components of the course, Dr. Alan Macdonald is a graduate of the University of Toronto and a Fellow of Academy of General Dentistry. Incorporating orthodontics into his general practice for the past 30 years, he integrates recent diagnostic procedures with both functional and fixed appliances to attempt to attain orthodontic objectives of a pleasing face, an attractive smile, a functional occlusion, no T.M.D. problems and no relapse later. During his time in practice, he has refined his techniques by integrating knowledge in orthodontics, occlusion and T.M.D. from Doctors Dawson, Moore, Pankey, Wilson, Hansen, Dale, Ricketts, McNeil, Parker Mahan, Williams, Andrews, Brehm, Gollaher, Woodside, Mulligan, MacNamara, Williamson, Ernest, Moyers, Graber, Witzig, Owens, Geretty, Roth, Ricci, Gelb, Haden, Bell, Farrar, Browbeer, Korn, and others into his practice. Rob Bond Alan Macdonald "Canadian Straight Wire & Functional Orthodontics"

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to share Dr. Jay Gerber’s secrets to successful orthodontics in the general practice gained through his 25 years of hands-on experience. One of the few Senior Instructors for the International Association of Orthodontics, the largest group of non-specialty dentists in the world practicing orthodontics, he understands the importance of efficiency and productivity through patient flow. Long recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on the neuromuscular aspects of functional jaw orthodontics, Dr. Gerber has presented at distinguished universities and to international conferences and symposiums since 1984. He has also been widely published and has produced over thirty instructional videotapes on orthodontics and TMJ. A graduate of the West Virginia University School of Dentistry and in full-time general practice, Dr. Gerber holds a fellowship in the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics and is board certified by the American Academy of Pain Management. He has served as the comprehensive course instructor for the AAOGP, Michigan AGD, Indiana AGD, SWOS, WSSG and TMD Studies. Since 1984, Dr. Gerber has instructed over 5000 dentists on the use of straight wire type braces, functional jaw orthopedics and on the treatment of TMJ. Jay Gerber "Advanced Level Orthodontics. The Next Step to Success for Pediatric & General Dentists"

Dr. Alan Lowe graduated with a D.M.D. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 1972 and commenced orthodontic training at the University of Toronto. After completing a Diploma in Orthodontics in 1975 and a Ph.D. in 1976, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Orthodontics at U.B.C. Dr. Lowe became an Associate Professor in 1979, Chairman of Orthodontics in 1980, a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in 1981, a full Professor in 1984 and served as Head of the Department of Clinical Dental Sciences from 1989 to 1996. Currently, he is Professor and Chair, Division of Orthodontics in the Department of Oral Health Sciences in the Faculty of Dentistry. He has maintained a private orthodontic specialty practice in Vancouver since 1976. Dr. Lowe has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally in the areas of neurophysiology and orthodontics with particular emphasis on the control of tongue posture, the surgical and orthodontic management of open-bite malocclusions, the future role of undergraduate orthodontic training and the etiology and treatment of snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Current research projects under his direction include an analysis of the relative effectiveness of specific oral appliances used in the treatment of snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. His research activities have been funded by both provincial and federal governments and he has published 75 papers, 106 abstracts and 9 book chapters. In addition, he has successfully filed three U.S. patents. Dr. Lowe was awarded a grant by the Canadian government through the National Centres of Excellence (Inspiraplex) program to undertake a four-year multi-centre clinical trial to compare the effectiveness, side effects and compliance of a new oral appliance (Klearway™) and nasal continuous positive airway pressure in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Alan Lowe D.M.D., Dip. Ortho, PhD, F.R.C.D.(C), F.A.C.D. "Titrable Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea"

Dr. Walt Pfitzinger is uniquely qualified to teach Orthodontics to the General Dentist. He began 25 years ago as a solo Pediatric Dentist. His practice has now expanded into a large, family-oriented, general practice focusing on total patient care with a special emphasis on Adult Cosmetic Dentistry and Interceptive Orthodontics for Young Patients. He brings first hand knowledge of what works and what doesn't to his courses, with explanations and examples. Walter Pfitzinger D.D.S., M.S. "How to do Simple Orthodontics in the General Practice"

Since Dr. Rob Veis began practicing 16 years ago, he has been part of both solo and group practices. For the past 12 years, Dr. Veis has been actively teaching at the University of Southern California Dental School, where he is currently serving as an Associate Clinical Professor in Restorative Dentistry. In 1990, Dr. Veis joined the teaching staff at Space Maintainers and lectures internationally on the integration of Appliance Therapy into the general practice. He is co-author of the Manual of Appliance Therapy for Adults and Children, as well as the author of The Practice Building Bulletin (with a circulation of over 15,000 dentists). Dr. Veis currently maintains a private practice in Westwood, California. Robert Veis, D.D.S. "Minor Tooth Movement"