Seminars in Orthodontics
VOL 25, NO 4
Introduction
T his issue of Seminars in Orthodontics is
devoted to the theme of Perspectives in Ortho-
dontics. This theme originated as a result of a
group of academics and clinicians informally dis-
cussing what might be the most important issues
facing orthodontics today worldwide. There were
about 16 different topics mentioned with some
overlapping of topics in certain areas. It then
became necessary to select about 6 or 7 different
topics if we were serious about presenting these
perspectives within the format of Seminars in
Orthodontics. The Editor in Chief selected the
topics presented in this issue of Seminars in Ortho-
dontics and vetted credible authors to present
unfiltered perspectives and yes, opinions, on
their respective topics.
Sanjivan Kandasamy from Australia presents
his view of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB),
especially obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the
actual role of our specialty in the diagnosis and
management of sleep apnea in clinical practice.
Gerry Samson and Michael Schwartz discuss Cor-
porate Dentistry and Corporate Orthodontics
within the context of history, reality, and strategic
planning. Lysle Johnston Jr. is well qualified to
accurately describe the state of orthodontics
today and the looming problem of finding
tomorrow’s orthodontic educators. Larry Jerrold,
Mayte Accornero, and Cindy Chay present an
extraordinary and much needed Part I and
Part II of the indications for extractions and
selecting extraction sites respectively for individ-
ual patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
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Your Editor-in Chief, in Modern Orthodontics at the
Crossroads, felt compelled to discuss the increasing
amount of unsupported disseminated information
to members of the orthodontic specialty, dental
profession at large, and to the public. Proactive
efforts of our orthodontic colleagues to curb this
detrimental dissemination of misinformation by
orthodontic manufacturers and orthodontic clini-
cians in the U.K. are discussed.
Peter Buschang and Saeed Asiri present an
article The Present, Past and Future of Orthodontic
Research. They evaluate past and present research
efforts, and provide valuable directions for future
orthodontic research initiatives.
Lastly, Gandedkar, Vaid, Darendeliler, Pre-
mjani, and Ferguson with their contribution The
last decade in Orthodontics: A scoping review of the hits,
misses, and the near misses provides an analysis of pub-
lished orthodontic literature in five different domains. In
addition to reviewing the developments in the last
decade, the authors provide a “yardstick” for
directing our efforts into the future.
Seminars in Orthodontics readers should find the
contents of this issue to be interesting, useful, per-
haps at times provocative, but at all times a
selected cogent and important panorama of some
of the real problems facing the orthodontic spe-
cialty. We hope that you enjoy reading this issue.
Elliott M. Moskowitz, DDS, MSd
Editor in Chief
E-mail: typodont@aol.com
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