American Association of Orthodontists Celebrates its Centennial.

American Association of Orthodontists Celebrates its Centennial. The American Association of Orthodontists The American Association of Orthodontists, or AAO, is an American advocate group for orthodontists. Most American orthodontists, about 95 percent, are members. They are also dentists and are members of the American Dental Association. (AAO AAOAmerican Association of Orthodontists; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Academy of Otolaryngology; American Academy of Osteopathy. AAO), aBusiness-Education Partner of ACTE ACTE Association for Career and Technical Education (formerly American Vocational Association)ACTE Association of Corporate Travel ExecutivesACTE Approvals Committee for Terminal EquipmentACTE Anodal Closure Tetanus , is celebrating a century as"dentistry's oldest and largest specialty." The specialtyknown today as orthodontics orthodontics:see dentistry. and dentofacial orthopedics was established100 years ago in St. Louis, Mo., by Dr. Edward H. Angle and a group ofhis colleagues. Today, according to the AAO, nearly four and one-half millionpeople in the United States are receiving orthodontic orthodontic (ôr´thdän´tik),adj treatment--andthey range in age from the very young to adults in their 50s or evenolder. There are many career opportunities in orthodontics, and theserequire varying levels of education and training. Among these areorthodontic technician/assistant, orthodontic laboratory technician,clinical coordinator and instrument coordinator. In addition to the yearlong centennial celebration that began thisspring, AAO also celebrates October as National Orthodontic HealthMonth. For more information, visit www.braces.org.