Doctor Jay Bowman is one of a kind, not only for his passion for orthodontics, good music and travel, but also for being an incredible person and a generous human being, which results in many devoted friends around the planet!!! He has an extensive curriculum as member of the Edward Angle Society of Orthodontists, Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and fellow of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics. Among other accomplishments, Dr. Bowman is fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, the American College of Dentists, and a founding member of the notorious World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO).
As professor at the renowned University of Michigan, he developed a teaching course focused on straight wire mechanics. In addition, Dr. Bowman is an associate professor at Saint Louis University, where he was honoured with the Alumni Merit Award in 2005, assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and a visiting professor at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. With remarkable clinical experience, Jay Bowman gave more than 300 lectures in 39 American states and 36 countries. He had more than 150 papers and book chapters published abroad, including his book “Mini-implants in Orthodontics – Innovative Anchorage Concepts” (Quintessence), and maintained a continuously successful clinical practice for over 30 years in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He recently received a merit award from the Orthodontic Education and Research Foundation.
It is with great pleasure and honour that we coordinate this stunning interview, kindly and diligently given by doctor Jay Bowman on topics of great interest nowadays such as skeletal anchorage, clear aligner mechanics optimization, the use of the Carriere Motion Appliance within a more objective hybrid approach, in addition to valuable topics such as the future of orthodontics and the threat of “direct-to-consumer” systems, finishing with a tribute to Prof. Lysle Johnston. Besides me, professors Alexandre Moro from Curitiba, PR, and Ernesto Rodrigues from Muriaé, MG also made questions, who collaborate with the impressive result that we can verify in the interview below.
Mauricio Accorsi
Editor of the Digital Dentistry in Science
DOI: 10.24077/2021;1453-813