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This article was published in The Toronto Star on January 27, 2007.

The Toronto Star:
Embraceable hues

By Kim Honey

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The following article is reprinted with permission from the author Orhan C. Tuncay, Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Orthodontics and Research, and was first published in Clinical Orthodontics and Research, Vol. 4, issue 1.

The American Perspective:
ORTHODONTICS -
The First Specialty of Dentistry is at risk to be the first to disappear.

By Orhan C. Tuncay

Despite the good economic times and impressive advances made over the past twenty years in our field, we may not have orthodontics as a specialty much longer. There are several reasons for this, but the most imminent one is the potential for the disappearance of the orthodontic department.

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The following article is reprinted with permission from the author Orhan C. Tuncay, Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Orthodontics and Research, and was first published in Clinical Orthodontics and Research, Vol. 4, issue 2.

The American Perspective - Part II:
Strategies for the survival of the species

By Orhan C. Tuncay

Despite the good economic times and impressive advances made over the past twenty years in our field, we may not have orthodontics as a specialty much longer. There are several reasons for this, but the most imminent one is the potential for the disappearance of the orthodontic department.

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The following article, written by Dr. Larry White, is reprinted with permission from the Orthodontic Cyberjournal, and was first published as a guest editorial in Orthodontic Cyberjournal, June 2001 edition.

Dr. White's background as a clinician, Editor of the JCO and former Chair of an Orthodontic Department gives him a unique perspective on the current state of orthodontic education in the U.S. Though some may find this essay controversial, it is intended to make us think about the current state of education in our profession and of the pending problems of supply and demand for orthodontists. (Editor, Orthodontic Cyberjournal)

An Historical Time Line

By Dr. Larry White

The April 2001 issue of the American Journal of Orthodontics carried an historical time line that highlighted some of the notable achievements of the American Association of Orthodontists over the past century. Time tends to erase some memories and one forgets that the profession hasn't always had among other things air turbine handpieces, the American Board of Orthodontists or an executive secretary of the AAO.

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