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The Board of Trustees of the American Association of Orthodontists asked a panel of medical and dental experts in sleep medicine and dental sleep medicine to create a document designed to offer guidance to practicing orthodontists on the suggested role of the specialty of orthodontics in the management of obstructive sleep apnea. This White Paper presents a summary of the Task Force's findings and recommendations., (Copyright © 2019 American Association of Orthodontists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Like all health care professionals, orthodontists are concerned about the need and demand for their services. Orthodontists should experience an increase in demand for their services as a result of an increasing population and an aging orthodontist population. How many additional orthodontic graduates do we need per year in Texas? Based on many factors, Texas dental schools could graduate additional students per year to be consistent with those factors. In conclusion, it appears that Texas can easily support three graduate orthodontic residency programs. As we enter the next millennium, the future of orthodontics has never looked better.

Because of changing patterns of dental care delivery, the nature of orthodontic education, research, and personnel needs has changed markedly in recent times. Changes have occurred in the university environment, dental education, and undergraduate and graduate orthodontic education. Orthodontic research is shifting to more clinically oriented topics. Orthodontic personnel needs are being addressed by changing levels of specialist and general practitioner involvement.