AAO Membership Application (PDF)

Membership requirements appear on Page 2 of the AAO membership application.  After printing the form from your computer and filling it out completely, mail or fax to:

American Association of Orthodontists
Attn: Membership
401 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO, USA, 63141-7816
FAX to: (314) 993-6992

Student, International Student, and Orthodontic Staff Club applications are processed upon receipt.  All other applications are approved by the AAO Board of Trustees 4 times a year in February, May, August, and November.  Upon election to active membership, you will be also become a member of your constituent (regional) organization.  For more information, send an email to membership@aaortho.org or call (800) 424-2841, Ext. 518.

Classification:

The members of this Association shall be classified as follows:

Constituent Organization Names and Territories:

The names and territorial jurisdiction of the constituent organizations shall be:

1. Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists: Comprised of members practicing in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, that part of Pennsylvania west of the Alleghenies, and the Canadian province of Ontario.
   Debbie Nunner: (877) 274-6420 or (614) 221-5720

    

2. Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists: Comprised of members practicing in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, that part of Pennsylvania east of the Alleghenies, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the American Virgin Islands.
   Anita Field: (866) 748-6276 or (614) 221-1900 ext. 215

   
   

3. Midwestern Society of Orthodontists: Comprised of members practicing in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and the Canadian province of Manitoba.
   Kristi Burmeister: (636) 922-5551

   
   

4. Northeastern Society of Orthodontists: Comprised of members practicing in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
   Anita Craig:(888) 242-3795 or (314) 993-1700

   
   

5. Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists: Comprised of members practicing in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, that part of Idaho which includes Twin Falls and Ketchum and all areas west within the state, the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, the territorial possessions of the United States in the Pacific area, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories of Canada in the geographic area associated with the Alberta Society.
   Jill Nowak: (888) 242-3934 or (314) 993-1700
   
   

6. Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists: Comprised of members practicing in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, and that part of Idaho including all areas east of Twin Falls and Ketchum.
   Dorothy Shadrick: (303) 758-9611

   
   

7. Southern Association of Orthodontists: Comprised of members practicing in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and that part of Louisiana east of the Mississippi River.
   Sharon Hunt: (800) 261-5528

   
   

8. Southwestern Society of Orthodontists: Comprised of members practicing in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and that part of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River.
   Judy Salisbury: (812) 923-2700