“Thanks to our colleagues in bone biology and prosthodontics, implants are a reality. Decades of research provide a convincing biological rationale for an application to clinical orthodontics. In other words, given a desire to preserve anchorage, there is good reason to believe that TADs ought to work. In the end, I predict that their use will let us move teeth where we want and, in so doing, demand that we return to an era of individualized ‘diagnosis’ and treatment planning. In practical terms, their use may well prove to be the foundation of evidence-based, 21st Century orthodontics.”

“Fantastic job Gerry - this should have been done a long  time ago. Using your example, I’ve heard other ‘gurus‘ say that the the flipped bracket should be repositioned (flipped again)once it has achieved its new position (after 12 weeks) in order to not give the tooth too much facial root torque. I have always left my brackets without re-flipping again and haven’t noticed any excessive torquing issues. Cheers!”

“You’ve made a very difficult subject far easier to understand and compute.

Still think I’m going to watch Locomotion 1 a few dozen more times!!”

“During my 20 year involvement with (g)nathos I’ve learned to believe in and enjoy the pursuit of excellence. These multi-faceted goals are not limited to pediatric growth, development, diagnosis and treatment planning. In addition to treatment excellence, (g)nathos meetings include the refinement of communication skills along with practice management and personal growth. These attributes are shared among instructors and participants.

Reflected knowledge and experience between (g)nathos members helps all of us achieve our goals of excellence and compassion for our patients.”

”For more than 15 years it has been my pleasure to associate with the (g)nathos organization and Dr. Gerry Samson. Originally, I completed the CMDD course. Since that time I’ve regularly attending the advanced continuing education courses with Gerry every year. My association with (g)nathos has been both progressive and enlightening. This experience has improved my ability to practice evidence based pediatric dentistry, the orthodontic services that I choose to provide and my communication with orthodontic specialists.”