NORTH CAROLINA 2011
NCAO Meeting Feb. 4 & 5, 2011
Sheraton Imperial Hotel
Research Triangle, NC
SPEAKER:
Dr. William Proffit
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
Dr. Proffit will review current issues and controversies in the field of orthodontics.
Biography of Speaker
The featured speaker for the 2011 Annual Meeting is Dr. William R. Proffit, Kenan Professor of Orthodontics at UNC and Chair of the Orthodontics Department from 1975 to 2001.
He is the author of Contemporary Orthodontics, now published in ten languages, and co-author of Contemporary Treatment of Dentofacial Deformity and two other books on surgical treatment. Other publications include over 170 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and more than 50 book chapters and invited contributions. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, and among other awards has been recognized for excellence in clinical research with the Norton Ross award of the American Dental Association, for teaching excellence with the Jarabak Award of the American Association of Orthodontists, and for contributions to orthodontics with the Ketcham Award from the American Board of Orthodontics.