Membership

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Education and Opportunities for Interaction

This Web site is mainly for members of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists. It offers a variety of:

• educational and informational resources to help members in their orthodontic practice
  
  
• information about the PCSO and other orthodontic organizations, and
  
  
• ways to interact and participate in the Society.
  
  
• Membership for the PCSO is a regional component of the national organization, American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). They will process all applications. Once accepted, they will put you in a region based on residence/practice address. PCSO Region covers CA, WA, OR, parts of NV, AZ, ID, HI, AK and AB, BC, SK Canada.
  
  
• To submit an application to the American Association of Orthodontists:

401 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141-7816
Phone: 888-242-3925
Fax: 314-997-1745

Among the educational and informational resources related to practice available on the PCSO Web site are:

• a calendar of PCSO and other orthodontic meetings
  
  
• detailed information on the next PCSO Annual Session, future Annual Sessions and regional meetings
  
  
• excerpts from the PCSO Bulletin
  
  
• news of orthodontics and the PCSO
  
  
• information for New and Young Members.

The site also offers a variety of information about the Society that can help you get more out of your membership. This includes:

• the role of the Society in the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO)
  
  
• a list of the component societies of the PCSO, their officers and information on when their meetings are held
  
  
• the services PCSO provides to members
  
  
• how to contact the Society
  
  
• the PCSO Strategic Plan, Bylaws and Policy Manual
  
  
• listings of the PCSO Board of Directors, Delegates to the AAO, Committee Chairs and Representatives to other organizations, with addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

In addition to attending the PCSO Annual Session and regional meetings, we would encourage you to post a free classified ad.

We would also appreciate your feedback on the Web site and how it can serve you better. Contact us via e-mail.