The AAO Political Action Committee Board of Directors and AAOPAC Captains need your help to achieve a key fiscal year goal by May 31. There is still more work to be done: We are $25,000 away from our goal of reaching $460,000 for the fiscal year.
If you have not contributed since June 1, 2025, you still have time to help achieve important AAOPAC goals that support AAO Advocacy by making your FY 2025-26 contribution at AAOPAC.org. It only takes a few minutes to complete your contribution, by visiting AAOPAC.org and using your e-mail address associated with your AAO membership. You can also view your giving history and profile on the website.
Please take a moment now to send any amount and play a key role shaping the future of the orthodontic specialty by supporting your bipartisan AAOPAC. Please contact Advocacy Manager and AAOPAC Treasurer Gianna Nawrocki at [email protected] with any questions.
It only takes a few minutes to complete your contribution, by visiting AAOPAC.org and using your e-mail address associated with your AAO membership. You can also view your giving history and profile on the website.
Our AAOPAC Pillars of Giving are working and the AAO’s bipartisan advocacy influence continues to grow through member grassroots engagement. Your grassroots voice and AAOPAC support make all the difference!
Record Number of Constituent Regions Achieve 100% Participation During 2026 House of Delegates Challenge at Annual Session
Thank you to each member of the AAO House of Delegates who contributed to the AAOPAC as part of the annual House of Delegates challenge. A record five AAO constituent regions achieved 100% participation with all delegates and alternate delegates contributing $500 or more to AAOPAC in 2026 (or AAO Foundation when applicable for non-U.S. citizens).
Congratulations to the Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists, the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists, the Midwestern Society of Orthodontists, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, and the Southwestern Society of Orthodontists for meeting the challenge and winning the House of Delegates competition. Thank you for your continued support of AAOPAC that helps fuel our AAO advocacy success.
University of North Carolina and Washington MedStar Hospital Orthodontic Resident Programs Achieved 100% AAOPAC “Residents Challenge” Participation
In this year’s annual AAOPAC Residents Challenge prior to AAO Annual Session,
orthodontic residents continued to make a difference through their contributions to AAOPAC and are leading by example to inspire more AAO members to give and help shape the future through advocacy.
A powerful initiative spurring resident engagement came from Dr. Erik Klintmalm (FY25-26 CONYM Liaison to the AAOPAC Board) and orthodontic resident members with roles in the National Advocacy Network including Dr. Heath Padgett, Dr. Rebecca Long, Dr. Sakshi Narayan, Dr. Mady Anglin, Dr. Lake Seymour, Dr. Raven Selden, and Dr. Tommy Lau.
These AAOPAC leaders spearheaded the annual AAOPAC Orthodontic Resident Challenge in 2026 to encourage all orthodontic residency programs to increase the number of contributors to AAOPAC, resulting in 50 orthodontic residents contributing to the AAOPAC between March 3- April 27, 2026.
Resident participation in this fiscal year is outpacing overall AAO member participation, with 6.5% of residents contributing so far this fiscal year compared to 5.8% of current AAO members. The strong engagement from today’s orthodontic residents reflects a growing commitment to advocacy and highlights the importance of building lifelong support for AAOPAC early in one’s career to help shape the future of the AAO and the specialty.
Congratulations to the University of North Carolina, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and all resident contributors for your important support!
Please consider giving any amount now at AAOPAC.org and encourage your peers to make a difference by doing the same! Thank you for your continued support of AAOPAC that helps fuel our AAO advocacy success.
