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KLOwen Announces New CEO
KLOwen Orthodontics has announced the appointment of Ryan Elmore as its new chief executive officer. Elmore has spent the past 17 years with increasing levels of leadership in the medical device industry, including at companies such as J&J, Danaher and Align Technology, where he led the U.S. iTero team.

Dr. Brandon Owen, founder of KLOwen Ortho/Stride Digital Custom Braces, remains the company’s president and chairperson of the board, and will continue to oversee the company’s development, product launches and market expansion plans.

For more information, visit klowenortho.com.

 


New AAO Trustee-at-Large
During the 2023 American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session in Chicago, Dr. Enrique Cruz joined the AAO Board of Trustees for a three-year term.

A native of Mexico, Cruz opened a practice in Austin in 2014, where he provides orthodontic and periodontic services. He is also an associate clinical faculty member in the orthodontic residency program at the University of Texas at San Antonio and is currently president-elect of the Texas Association of Orthodontists.

Cruz was selected from a field of applicants because of his proven leadership skills, vision for the association of the future and experience in organized orthodontics.

For more information, visit aaoinfo.org.

 


DentalMonitoring Pledges $25,000 to Charitable Arm of the AAO
DentalMonitoring has announced that the company will pledge $25,000 to the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation (AAOF), the charitable arm of the American Association of Orthodontists, which provides support to orthodontic education programs and orthodontic research.

The mission of the AAOF is to advance the orthodontic specialty by supporting quality education and research that leads to excellence in patient care, and by promoting orthodontic charitable giving. Foundation funding ensures the future viability of the specialty by investing in the next generation of educators and researchers.

For more information, visit aaofoundation.net or dental-monitoring.com.

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