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CURRICULUM VITAE Thomas F. Mulligan, D.D.S., M.S.D. Phoenix, Arizona Birthplace: Grand Forks, North Dakota St. Alphonsus Grade School and High School: Langdon, North Dakota United States Army, lst Cavalry Division, 82nd Field Artillery (Far East): 1953-1955 Football: U.S. Army  and Phoenix College Pre-Dental: St. John's University, Collegeville, MN; Phoenix College, AZ Fraternities: Delta Sigma Delta and Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental School: Marquette University: 1960 - D.D.S. Graduate School: (Orthodontics) Indiana University: 1962 - M.S.D. Dental Organizations:  American Dental Association World Federation of Orthodontists American Association of Orthodontists Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Arizona State Orthodontic Society Arizona Orthodontic Study Group (First honorary member) A.B.O.   Diplomate of American Board of Orthodontics Awards: Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Honor Society First Robert Strang Award Jarabak Scholar Award Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists “Award of Merit” Offices Held: Edward H. Angle Society, Southwest Component (Past President) St. Joseph’s Hospital Staff - 25 years Toastmasters (Past President) Kiwanis (Past President) Most Holy Trinity Men’s Club (Past President) Gabriel Richard Institute (Past President) Pilot: Private & Commercial License, Multi-Engine Rating,and Instrument Rating (3300 hours) Private Practice: Phoenix, Arizona (August 1962 to present) Lectures/Courses: Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia Office Courses: Phoenix, Arizona (1977 – 2004) Publications: "A Torsional Analysis of Stainless Steel Wire, 1962 (Thesis for M.S.D.), 16 part series JCO (Sept’79–Dec.’80), 5 part series JCO (Jan ’02 thru May’02), (JCO-Oct.’03), (JCO-Oct.'08), (JCO- Ot. '09), World Journal of Orthodontics ’02, Journal of Orofacial Orthopedic (German) ‘02, Journal of International Orthodontics 2009, Articles published  in Portuguese, Spanish, German, French; Contributing Author to Nanda’s book on Biomechanics, Contributing Author to "Current Therapy in Orthodontics" by Drs. Nanda and Kapila, "Common Sense Mechanics" 1982 - (English, German, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese),  Assist with Library Dissertation in India (Master's Thesis), "Common Sense Mechanics in Everyday Orthodontics" 1998 - (English and Japanese), "Common Sense Mechanics in Everyday Orthodontics II" 2009 - (English and Japanese). Audio-Cassette Albums: “Investing for Your Retirement – Can You Afford to Wait?”  "Expanding Horizons" and “Common Sense Mechanics.” Married: June 10, 1957; Eight Children, Twenty Grandchildren, & Two Great-Grandchildren Wife: Maria Teresa;  Children: Mary, John, Tom, Patricia, Mark, Paul, Steve, David     *************** LECTURES / SEMINARS / COURSES (A Partial Listing) IX Dental Congress/Hermosillo, Mexico American Society of Dentistry for Children/New York, NY Arizona Society of Dentistry for Children/Phoenix, AZ Southwest Angle Society/Dallas, TX Edward H. Angle Society (National)/Denver, CO Edward H. Angle Society (National)/Lake of the Ozarks, MO Edward H. Angle Society (National)/Tamarron, CO Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists/San Francisco, CA Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists/Honolulu, HI Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists/Los Angeles, CA Arizona Orthodontic Society/Phoenix, AZ Tucson Orthodontic Society/Tucson, AZ Texas Alumni Association/Lakeway, TX Red River Seminar/Red River, NM Interamerican Orthodontic Seminar/Mexico City, Mexico Interamerican Orthodontic Seminar/Acapulco, Mexico Wiebrecht Study Group/Fort Worth, TX Mid-Atlantic Society of Orthodontists/Puerto Rico Mid-Atlantic Society of Orthodontists/Washington, D.C. High Plains Study Group/Juarez, Mexico Mexican Association of Orthodontists/Bahia de Kino, Mexico Georgetown University - Con't.Education/Washington, D.C. Sonora State Study Group/Bahia de Kino, Mexico New Jersey Devlin Association/Atlantic City, NJ Tweed-Strang Association–Eastern Component/New York, NY Connecticut State Orthodontic Ass./Farmington, CT         (First Annual Strang Award) – University. of Connecticut Baylor Continuing Education/Dallas, TX First Yankee Conference/Boston, MA University of Colorado – Continuing Education/Denver, CO Northwestern University. Alumni Association/Lake Tahoe, CA Temple University/Philadelphia, PA Nebraska State Orthodontic Society/Lincoln, NB Illinois State Orthodontic Society/Chicago, IL University of Maryland - Con't.Education/Baltimore, MD Tufts University Continuing Education/Boston, MA Montalvo Study Group/San Jose, CA Bay Orthodontic Study Group/Los Angeles, CA Great Lakes Society of Orthodontics/Indianapolis, IN Southern California Angle Society/Pasadena, CA Illinois Alumni Orthodontic Association/Phoenix, AZ American Association of Orthodontics/Anaheim, CA Expanding Horizons Course/Chicago, IL Expanding Horizons Course/Milwaukee, WI Expanding Horizons Course/Baltimore, MD Expanding Horizons Course/Boston, MA Expanding Horizons Course/San Francisco, CA Farleigh Dickinson University – Con't.Education/Hackensack, NJ Loma Linda University – Continuing Education/Loma Linda, CA Philadelphia Orthodontic Society/Philadelphia, PA University of Southern California Orthodontic Associates/L.A., CA Utah State Orthodontic Association/Salt Lake City, UT Rocky Mountain Provocative Seminars/Sun Valley, UT Tidewater Orthodontic Society/Williamsburg, VA Southern Association of Orthodontists/Atlanta, GA Midwest Society of Orthodontists/Milwaukee, WI Columbia University Alumni Association/New York, NY Greater Pittsburgh Orthodontic Society/Pittsburgh, PA Quebec Association of Orthodontists/Montreal, Canada North Carolina State Orthodontic Association/Raleigh, NC Orthodontists of Northern Germany/Lemgo, Germany Bioprogressive Study Club/Newport Beach, CA Northeast Society of Orthodontists/Hartford, CT Medical College of Virginia/Richmond, VA Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists/Sun Valley, ID Salespersons with a Purpose (SWAP)/Phoenix, AZ Howard University/Washington, D.C. United States Military/Rudesheim, Germany European Orthodontic Society/Bonn, Germany Orthodontists of Curitiba/Curitiba, Brazil United States Military (Europe)/Berchtesgaden, Germany Orthodontists of Northern Germany/Lemgo, Germany University of Wurzburg/Wurzburg, Germany Eighth District Orthodontic Academy/Buffalo, NY Toronto Orthodontic Study Club/Toronto, Canada Southern Society of Orthodontists #2/Atlanta, GA Tweed-Strang Association.(Eastern Component)-1983/New York, NY Hawaii Orthodontic Society – 1983/Honolulu, HI Peninsula Orthodontic.Research Group -U.O.P.-1984/San Francisco, CA Norway Association of Orthodontists – 1984/Oslo, Norway University of Connecticut Bi-Annual Symposium–1984/Hartford, CT American Association of Orthodontists–1984/Kansas City, KS Tucson Orthodontic Society – 1984/Tucson, AZ Pennsylvania State Orthodontic Society–1985/St. Kitts, West Indies University of Southern California Alumni Association.–1985/Universal City, CA Orthodontists of Montreal – 1985/Montreal, Canada Georgetown Orthodontic Foundation – 1985/Washington, D.C. Denver Summer Meeting – 1985/Denver, CO Tyrolean Society of Orthodontists – 1985/Innsbruck, Austria West Virginia Alumni Association – 1985/Morgantown, WV Walnut Ceek Study Club – 1985/Walnut Creek, CA Orthodontists of Central America & Panama – 1986/Costa Rica Florida Society of Orthodontists – 1986/Miami, FL Puerto Rico Society of Orthodontists – 1986/Puerto Rico Greater Long Island Meeting – 1986/Long Island, NY University of Michigan - Cont.Education–1986/Ann Arbor, MI Wisconsin State Society of Orthodontists – 1986/Greenbay, WI First International Dental Congress–1986/Belo Horizonte, Brazil Curitiba Orthodontic Study Club – 1986/Curitiba, Brazil Florida State Orthodontic Society – 1986/Tampa, FL Medical College of Georgia Alumni Association. – 1986/Augusta, GA French Society of Orthodontists – 1986/Biarritz, France Northeast Society of Orthodontists – 1986/New York, NY University of Pennsylvania Anniversary Meeting–1986/Philadelphia, PA Toronto Orthodontic Society – 1986/Toronto, Canada University of Southern California Alumni Association.–1986/L.A., CA University of Louisville and DENTAC – 1986/Louisville, KY University of Texas Alumni Association – 1987/Houston, TX Houston Orthognathic Study Seminar – 1987/Houston, TX Northwestern University Bi-Annual Meeting – 1987/Chicago, IL Dental Diagnostic Study Club of Ontario – 1987/Toronto, Canada Mid-Atlantic Gnathological Study Club – 1987/Lansdale, PA Straight-Wire Association – 1988/Coronado, CA Pennsylvania Study Club - 1988/Lebanon, PA American Association.of Functional Orthodontics. - 1988/Washington, D.C. Chicago Orthodontic Meeting (G.O.O.D.) - 1988/Chicago, IL Australian Society of Orthodontists - 1988/Brisbane, Australia Texas Tweed Society – 1989/San Antonio, TX University of Missouri at Kansas City – 1989/Kansas City, MO Continuing Education Course – 1989/Toronto, Canada Guadalajara Society of Orthodontists - 1989/Morelia, Mexico Southeastern Society of Pedicatric Dentistry-1989/Atlanta, GA CSM Course – 1989/Minneapolis, MN CSM Course – 1989/Los Angeles, CA CSM Course – 1990/Atlanta, GA CSM Course – 1990/Chicago, IL CSM Course – 1990/Washington, D.C. Orthodontic Society of Spain – 1990/Valencia, Spain Great Lakes Society of Orthodontists – 1990/Col. Springs, CO Japan Orthodontic Society – 1990/Nagano, Japan Northeast Society of Orthodontists – 1990/Montreal, Canada Walnut Creek Study – 1990/Walnut Creek, CA Fort Meade–1990 (Ortho. Residency Program)/Fort Meade, MD Pacific Orthodontic Symposium (Queen Mary)–1991/Long Beach, CA Big Apple Dental Meeting – 1991/White Plains, NY N.Y.U.. Foreign Graduate Students – 1991/New York, NY CSM Course – 1991/Denver, CO CSM Course – 1991/San Francisco, CA CSM Course – 1991/Pittsburgh, PA CSM Course – 1991/Kansas City, MO North Central Orthodontic Study Group – 1991/Appleton, WI National Pediatric Dental Meeting –1991/San Antonio, TX Farleigh Dickinson Alumni Association –1991/Hackensack, NJ Edward H. Angle Society – 1991/Sun Valley, ID I.A.O./A.O.S. International Meeting – 1991/Phoenix, AZ Walnut Creek Study Club – 1991/Walnut Creek, CA CSM Course – 1991/Philadelphia, PA CSM Course – 1991/Minneapolis, MN CSM Course – 1991/Washington, D.C. CSM Course – 1991/Nashville, TN Tucson Orthodontic Society – 1991/Tucson, AZ Republic of China – 1992/Taipei, Taiwan CSM Course – 1992/Las Vegas, NV CSM Course – 1992/Scottsdale, AZ Northwest Angle Society – 1992/Portland, OR Academy of Orthodontics – 1992/Dallas, TX Maine Orthodontic Society – 1992/Kennebunkport, ME World Orthodontic Symposium – 1992/San Diego, CA South Carolina State Orthodontic Association–1992/Hilton Head, SC Kansas State Orthodontic Association – 1992/Phoenix, AZ University of Mississippi – 1992/Jackson, MI Indiana University Alumni Association – 1992/Indianapolis, IN St. Louis Study Group – 1992/St. Louis, MO Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists – 1992/Honolulu, HI University of Oklahoma Alumni & Faculty–1992/Oklahoma City, OK Cleveland Society of Orthodontics – 1992/Cleveland, OH Bioprogressive Study Club – 1992/Newport Beach, CA University of Kansas City at Missouri – 1993/Kansas City, MO Omaha Orthodontic Study Club – 1993/Omaha, NE CSM Course – 1993/Orlando, FL CSM Course – 1993/San Antonio, TX CSM Course – 1993/Las Vegas, NV Pacific Coast Society (Central Component)–1993/San Francisco, CA Fort Meade - 1993  (Orthdontic Residency Program)/Fort Meade, MD Sociedad Argentina de Ortodoncia–1993/Buenos Aires, Argentina North Central Orthodontic Study Group – 1993/Egg Harbor, WI Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontics – 1993/San Diego, CA Dento-Facial Orthopedics Study Club of MO-1993/Lake of Ozarks, MO University of Connecticut Bi-Annual Symposium (Burstone)–1994/Hartford, CT Toronto Orthodontic Study Club – 1994/Toronto, Canada University of Detroit/Mercy – 1994/Detroit, MI Pacific Coast Orthodontic Consultant Group–1994/Palm Springs, CA World Orthodontics Symposium – 1994/Orange County, CA Moline Study Club – 1994/Moline, IL Fort Meade –1994 (Orthodontic Residency Program)/Ft. Meade, MD University of Pittsburgh – 1994/Pittsburgh, PA St. Louis University – 1994/St. Louis, MO Inter-American Orthodontic Seminar – 1994/Ixtapa, Mexico University of Freiburg – 1994/Freiburg, Germany University of Mississippi – 1995/Jackson, MI South Florida Orthodontic Academy (Mid-Winter) – 1995/Miami, FL P.C.S.O. (Southern Component) – 1995/Burbank, CA Moline Study Club – 1995/Moline, IL  Illinois Society of Orthodontists – 1995/Chicago, IL Dutch Orthodontic Study Group – 1995/Utrecht, Holland American Association of Orthodontists – 1995/San Francisco, CA German Association of Orthodontists – 1995/Frankfurt, Germany New York University – 1995/New York, NY International Dental Congress – 1995/Belo Horizonte, Brazil Sonora Orthodontic Study Group – 1995/San Carlos, Mexico P.O.S. Meeting – 1996/Santa Ana, CA Big Apple Meeting – 1996/Tarrytown, NY Walnut Creek Study Club – 1996/Walnut Creek, CA University of Freiburg – 1996/Freiburg, Germany Academy of G.P. Orthodontics – 1996/Dallas, TX Kansas Orthodontic Study Group – 1996/Kansas City, MO XXVII Congress of F.O.C.A.P.-1996/Tegucigalpa, Honduras Venezuela Society of Orthodontists – 1997/Caracas, Venezuela European Specialty Conference (Military)–1997/Sonthofen, Germany Kansas Orthodontic Study Club – 1997/Lake of the Ozarks, MO German Orthodontists - K.F.O.-I.G. – 1997/Frankfurt, Germany American Academy of Orthodontics – 1997/Chicago, IL Argentina Society of Orthodontics – 1997/Buenos Aires, Argentina Columbia Society of Orthodontists – 1997/Bucamaranga, Columbia National A.A.G.O. Meeting – 1997/Chicago, IL Porto Alegre Society of Orthodontics – 1997/Porto Alegre, Brazil Progressive Orthodontic Seminar – 1998/Bilbao, Spain Progressive Orthodontic Seminar – 1998/Madrid, Spain New York University – 1998/New York, NY University of Freiburg – 1998/Freiburg, Germany Orthodontists of Switzerland – 1998/Lucerne, Switzerland Orthodontists of Baja – 1998/Bajamar, Mexico Army/Air Force Orthodontic Residency Program–1998/San Antonio, TX Maxillo-Facial Seminar – National Meeting – 1999/Phoenix, AZ International Congress of Dentistry – 1999/Santos, Brazil Progressive Orthodontic Seminar – 1999/Sydney, Australia Progressive Orthodontic Seminar – 1999/Melbourne, Australia German Orthodontists - K.F.O.-I.G. – 1999/Frankfurt, Germany U.C.L.A. Graduation – 1999/Los Angeles, CA University of Mississippi - Con’t Education – 1999/Jackson, MS Southern Association of Orthodontists – 1999/Mobile, Al Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists – 1999/Phoenix, AZ  Pacific Coast Society of Ortho.(Post Cconference)  1999/Sedona, AZ Lackland AFB – Feb 2000 (Orthodontic Residents)/San Antonio, TX Orthodontists of Dominican Republic-Feb. 2000/Santo Domingo, D.R. Progressive Orthodontic Seminar – Mar. 2000/Vienna, Austria Bronx County Society Big Apple Meeting–Mar. 2000/Tarrytown, NY Walnut Creek Study Club – June 2000/Walnut Creek, CA University of Freiburg – October 2000/Freiburg, Germany U.S.C. Study Group of Europe – November 2000/Paris, France Chicago Midwinter Meeting – February 2001/Chicago, IL Progressive Orthodontic Seminar – April 2001/Santa Ana, CA Walnut Creek. Study Club – April 2001/Walnut Creek, CA   American Association of Orthodontists–May 2001/Toronto, Canada Study Group of Cologne – May 2001/Cologne, Germany Study Group of Brussels – May 2001/Brussels, Belgium Arizona Orthodontic Society – September 2001/Phoenix, AZ Lackland AFB - Mar '02  (Orthodontic Residents)/San Antonio, TX Study Group of Holland – April 2002/Amsterdam, Holland Study Group of Vienna – April 2002/Vienna, Austria American Association of Orthodontists–May 2002/Philadelphia, PA Study Group in Madrid – May 2002/Madrid, Spain Study Group in Bilbao – June 2002/Bilbao, Spain College of Diplomates (CDABO) – July 2002/Tremblant, Canada St. Louis University Residents & Faculty–August 2002/St. Louis, MO Pennsylvania Alumni Meeting – Sep 2002/Philadelphia, PA USC Study Group of Europe – Oct 2002/Paris, France Walnut Creek Study Club – Nov. 2002/Walnut Creek, CA Monterrey Association of Orthodontists-Jan. 2003/Monterrey, Mexico American Association of Orthodontists – May 2003/Maui, Hawaii American Association of Orthodontists – May 2003/Kauai, Hawaii    American Association of Orthodontists – May 2003/Big Island, Hawaii Colombia Society of Orthodontics–May 2003/Medellin, Colombia, SA First World Symposium on Orthodontics–August 2003/San Diego, CA University of Freiburg – September 2003/Freiburg, Germany Thailand Association of Orthodontists-Dec. 2003/Bangkok, Thailand Maxillo-Facial Seminar – January 2004/Phoenix, Arizona Lackland AFB-Feb 2004  (Orthodontic Residents)/San Antonio, Texas Quebec Association of Orthodontists – May 2004/Montreal, Canada UCLA – June 2004    -Two-Day Course /Los Angeles, California University of Heidelberg-Two-Day Course-July 2000/Heidelberg, Germany  4th National Orthodontic Congress-Aug. 2004/Manila, Philippines Ohio State University-Two-Day Course-Sep. 2004/Columbus, Ohio Walla Walla Study Group-3-Day Course-Oct. 2004/Walla Walla, WA San Diego Academy of Orthodontics – October 2004/San Diego, CA Academy for Orthodontic Excellence–Oct.2004/Newport Beach, CA 39th Indian Conference  – November 2004/Davangere, India 39th Indian Conference Post-Conference - November 2004/Davangere, India Maxillo-Facial Seminar – January 2005/Phoenix, AZ Southwestern Conference – January 2005/Dallas, TX Austrian Orthodontic Society – March 2005/Kitzbuhel, Austria Japan – Two-Day Course – April 2005/Fukuoka, Japan Japan -  Two Day Course – April 2005/Tokyo, Japan American Association of Orthodontists – May 2005/San Francisco, CA Mexico City - Two-Day Course  - June 2005/Mexico City, Mexico IDEA USA – Four Day Course - August 2005/San Francisco, CA Indiana University (Jarabak Scholar Award)-2 Days-Sep.'05/Indianapolis, IN American Orthodontic Society     October 2005/Nashville, TN Southern Association of Orthodontists–October 2005/Scottsdale, AZ Arizona Study Group  -  November 2005/Phoenix, AZ Arizona Study Group  -  January 2006/Phoenix, AZ A.A.O. Meeting – May 2006/Las Vegas, NV University of Graz – Two-Day Course - May 2006/Graz, Austria University of Michigan (Jarabak Lecture)–May 2006/Ann Arbor, MI Kinki-Tokai Orthodontic Society-2-Day Course-June '06/Osaka, Japan Tokyo – Two-Day Course  - June 2006/Tokyo, Japan Southwest Angle Society – July 2006/Alyeska, Alaska German Orthodontic Society DFKO-Sep. 2006/Nuremberg, Germany IDEA USA – Four Day Course – November 2006/San Francisco, CA Polish Orthodontic Meeting-2 Day Course-April 2007/Warsaw, Poland A.A.O. Meeting  (Dr. Lecture) –  May 2007/Seattle, WA Italian - Two-Day Course-June 2007  University of Ferrara/Ferrara, Italy IDEA USA – Four Day Course – October 2007/San Francisco, CA Universidad de Nacional -2 Day Course-Nov.'07/Bogota,Colombia, S.A. Universities of Baha & Mexicali -2 Day Course-Jan.'08/Tijuana, Mexico Big Apple Annual Meeting  –  March 2008/Mahwah, NJ Lackland AFB-May 2008 (Orthodontic Residents)/San Antonio,TX   American Association of Orthodontists – May 2008    (Dr Lecture)/Denver, CO American Association of Orthodontists – May 2008    (Staff Lecture)/Denver, CO Poland Orthodontic Meeting-2 Day Course-Oct.2008/Warsaw,Poland French Federation of Orthodontists. - Nov.7, 8, 9,1 0, 2008/Paris,France IDEA USA -Four Day Course-Nov. 12-15, 2008/San Francisco, CA South Carolina Association of Orthodontist - Mar.20,21,'09/Charleston, S.C. Baylor University – April 17 & 18, 2009/Dallas, TX Thailand Association of Orthodontists - July 29, 30, 31, 2009/Bangkok, Thailand International Association of Orthodontics - Sep. 12,13, 2009/Montreal, Quebec IDEA USA – 4 Day Course – Sep.30 - Oct.3, 2009/San Francisco, CA Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists - Oct.29-Nov.1, 2009 /Toronto, Canada Yankee Dental Congress (MA Society of Orthodontists) - Jan. 29, 2010 / Boston, MA Student Residency Presentation - March 2010 / Monterrey, Mexico Mexican Association of Orthodontists - March 2010 / Monterrey, Mexico Common Sense Mechanics in Everyday Orthodontics - a Four Day Course    by Dr. Tom Mulligan.  May 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2010 / Phoenix, Arizona Japan Orthodontic Society Special Lecture - September 29, 2010 / Yokohama, Japan Hokkaido University - October 1, 2010 / Hokkaido, Japan Tokyo (2-day lecture) - October 3 & 4, 2010 / Tokyo, Japan Tokushima University - October 6, 2010 / (Shikoku Island), Japan Nagasaki University - October 8, 2010 / (Southern Island), Japan Common Sense Mechanics in Everyday Orthodontics - a Four Day Course     by Dr. Tom Mulligan   November 5, 6, 7, & 8, 2010 / Toronto, Canada College of Dental Medicine, University of Southern Nevada     Residency Course - November 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2010 / Henderson, Nevada Universities of Baha & Mexicali -2 Day Course-Dec. 10, 11, 2011/Tijuana, Mexico Maxillo-Facial Seminar - January 21 & 22, 2011 / Phoenix, Arizona Indiana University Residents & Faculty - February 10, 11, 2011/Indianapolis, Indiana - Association of Orthodontists, Singapore - March 19, 20, 2011 / Singapore International Association of Orthodontics - April 8, 2011 / Scottsdale, Arizona Common Sense Mechanics in Everyday Orthodontics - a Four Day Course   by Dr. Tom Mulligan   April 27, 28, 29, & 30,  2011 / Phoenix, Arizona