55th OERF and 40th Moyers

President of OERF, Dr. Chris Klein, introduced Dr. Jay Bowman's presentation at the 55th Annual Meeting

 Dr. Bowman was invited to speak at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthodontic Education and Research Foundation, held in San Antonio, Texas.  Jay opened the start of the 4-day program with a presentation entitled, "Orthodontic Items of Interest."  He based his multi-topic lecture on the historic, Dental Items of Interest journal, that was published for 40 years starting at the turn of the 20th century.  This was Jay's 4th appearance at OERF with lectures at the 50th Anniversary as well as the 53rd and 45th.  OERF was established by alumni of the Saint Louis University Department of Orthodontics in 1958 but the annual lecture meetings are open to any orthodontists.  At the most recent meeting, faculty and students from the University of Texas San Antonio Department of Orthodontics were in attendance.

 Jay left the OERF meeting early to return to The University of Michigan to attend the 40th Annual Moyers Symposium, an international growth symposium that has drawn the world's leaders on facial growth, development and treatment.  The slate of speakers at both OERF and Moyers were top-notch.  To celebrate the 40th, the attendees were treated to a reception in the Skyboxes at Michigan Stadium, "the Big House;" including a rare visit to the Michigan football locker room.  In addition, the folks were permitted to "play" out on the field in that recently updated facility that holds more than 100,000 "Go Blue" fans.

Attendees at OERF took a Segway Tour of San Antonio including an Alamo drive-by