News Release
May 1, 2025
MASO Leaders Achieve the Trifecta!
In 2025 MASO has three members who have achieved top recognition at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) and the American Board of Orthodontics ((ABO).
At the 125th AAO Annual Session in Philadelphia in April, Dr. Steven M. Siegel was named President of the AAO for 2025-26; Dr. Luis Toro Lloveras served his first session as AAO Speaker of the House; and Dr. Roberto Hernandez-Orsini was installed as President of the ABO for 2025-26.
Dr. Siegel, the AAO’s 2025-26 president, is a veteran of more than 35 years in orthodontic practice in Glen Burnie, Maryland and nearby communities. Dr. Siegel also has served as a faculty member in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Maryland for more than 35 years. In addition, he has worked with the Johns Hopkins Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Team for more than 30 years and directed an expanded function orthodontic assistants’ course at Howard Community College.
Dr. Siegel is a past president of MASO. As an AAO trustee representing the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists since 2016, Dr. Siegel provided leadership in numerous initiatives including the Inclusion & Engagement Task Force, for which he became the Board liaison in 2021 when the task force was established.
Dr. Siegel completed the orthodontic residency program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Before specializing in orthodontics, he graduated from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, served as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service and practiced general dentistry with his wife and fellow dentist, Dr. Mindy Siegel.
Dr. Toro Lloveras, who resides in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, studied at the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Maryland Dental School, and a specialty in Orthodontics and a Master of Science at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
For 35 years Dr. Toro has exclusively practiced the dental specialty of Orthodontics. Since 1990 he has been the only orthodontist providing his services in the Fajardo area, and he expanded orthodontic services to Carolina.
He is past president of the Society of Orthodontic Specialists of Puerto Rico (SEO-PR) and MASO and a past delegate to the AAO HOD. Dr. Toro served as the representative of MASO on the Membership, Ethics and Judicial Concerns Committee of the AAO. He was elected Speaker of the House of Delegates at the 2024 AAO Annual Session.
Dr. Roberto Hernández-Orsini, ABO President, is a representative of MASO on the American Board of Orthodontists and he resides in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has a full-time orthodontic practice in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Dr. Hernández-Orsini is an associate professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine and an adjunct associate professor at The University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Dentistry. He is also a member of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists, Midwest Component.
He is board certified and an examiner for the ABO. Dr. Hernández Orsini earned his master’s degree and certificate in orthodontics from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. His dental degree and pre-dental education are from the University of Puerto Rico. He also holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of North Carolina.
He has served as President of the Puerto Rico Orthodontic Society and chair of the Education/Research Committee of MASO.
May 1, 2025
Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Wang is MASO’s representative on the AAO Board of Trustees. MASO elected Dr. Wang as its representative to the AAO Board, a role in which he succeeds current AAO President Dr. Steven M. Siegel.
Dr. Wang is a partner in the Baltimore Orthodontic Group, which has five offices in the Baltimore area. He has served on cleft palate teams for both the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Institute and Johns Hopkins Hospital, and is Board-certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
A graduate of the Northwestern University School of Dentistry, Dr. Wang completed the orthodontic residency program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers), while also completing the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Master of Science in Oral Biology degree.
Dr. Wang has spent much of his career in leadership and service roles with MASO and the AAO. He is a past MASO president and delegate from MASO to the AAO House of Delegates.
In Maryland, Dr. Wang has been a leader in orthodontic team education as the co-director of the Maryland Society Orthodontic Assisting Course. The course prepared dental assistants to become certified orthodontic assistants in practices throughout Maryland. Dr. Wang brought this expertise to his service on the AAO Task Force on Orthodontic Workforce and Distribution.
A past co-manager and advertising editor of the MASO Journal in the journal’s early phase of development, Dr. Wang served on the AAO Practice Management Bulletin Advisory Committee and served as a member of the AAO Council on Communications.
In addition, Dr. Wang has served as chair of the AAO Council on Information Technology (now Committee on Technology/CTECH) and was the co-chair of the AAO’s first ever Technology Conference in Las Vegas in 2008. He was the scientific co-chair of the 2018 Annual Session in Washington, D.C.
May 1, 2025
AAO Welcomes Dr. Steven Siegel as 2025-26 AAO President
The AAO elected officers for 2025-26 during last week’s 125th Annual Session in Philadelphia with 2024-25 AAO President Dr. John Callahan concluding his term in office.
Dr. Steven M. Siegel, the AAO’s 2025-26 president, is a veteran of more than 35 years in orthodontic practice in Glen Burnie, Maryland and nearby communities. Dr. Siegel also has served as a faculty member in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Maryland for more than 35 years. In addition, he has worked with the Johns Hopkins Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Team for more than 30 years and directed an expanded function orthodontic assistants’ course at Howard Community College.
As an AAO trustee representing the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists since 2016, Dr. Siegel provided leadership in numerous initiatives including the Inclusion & Engagement Task Force, for which he became the Board liaison in 2021 when the task force was established.
Dr. Siegel completed the orthodontic residency program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Before specializing in orthodontics, he graduated from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, served as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service and practiced general dentistry with his wife and fellow dentist, Dr. Mindy Siegel.
The AAO 2025-26 Leadership Team
Working closely with Dr. Siegel in AAO leadership during the coming year will be President-Elect Dr. Michael G. Durbin of Des Plaines, Illinois (Midwestern Society of Orthodontists) and Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Richard A. Williams of Nesbit, Mississippi (Southern Association of Orthodontists).
Continuing AAO trustees representing constituent organizations include:
Dr. Michael Sherman of Thornhill, Ontario (Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists)
Dr. Stephen Robirds of Austin, Texas (Southwestern Society of Orthodontists)
Dr. Trista Felty, Abbotsford, British Columbia (Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists)
Dr. Ryan Frost, Colorado Springs, Colorado, (Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists_
Dr. Kenneth Webb of Hopkinton, Massachusetts (Northeastern Society of Orthodontists
Dr. Lawrence Wang of Baltimore, Maryland is the new representative of the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists on the Board. Also new to the Board is incoming Trustee-At-Large Dr. India Collier of Atlanta, Georgia with Dr. Enrique Cruz of Austin, Texas and Dr. Kaitrin Kramer of Columbus, Ohio continuing as Trustees-At-Large.
Dr. Rolf Behrents, editor-in-chief of the AJO-DO will retire from his position effective May 31, 2025, to be succeeded on June 1 by Dr. Jae Hyun Park of Mesa, Arizona who will then join the AAO Board as editor-in-chief.
Dr. Luis Toro of Fajardo, Puerto Rico will continue as the speaker of the House of Delegates for 2026. AAO CEO Trey Lawrence also serves on the Board of Trustees. Dr. Toro and Mr. Lawrence are ex officio members of the Board.
January 21, 2025
November 16, 2023
New Officers and Directors Elected for 2023-2024
The Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists (MASO) held its election of officers and directors at its Annual Business/Membership Meeting on September 23 at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland.
The new officers are: President, Dr. Alireza Omid Rajaei, Waldorf, Maryland; President-Elect, Dr. Sana Augustus, Washington, DC; Treasurer, Dr. Lynette Garcia, Arecibo, Puerto Rico; and fulfilling his second year of a two-year term as secretary is Dr. Paul Batastini, Cherry Hill, NJ. Dr. David Harmon, Mitchellville, Maryland, is Immediate Past President.
Newly elected Directors are: Dr. Mark McDonough, Pennington, NJ; and Dr. Jose Bosio, Baltimore, Maryland. They join directors Dr. Tejjy Thomas, Philadelphia, PA; and Dr. Brienne Flagg, Wilmington, DE, on the Board. Completing the Board for 2023 – 2024 are Editor Dr. Normand Boucher, Wayne, PA; Delegation Chair Dr. Richard Albright, Lancaster, PA; and Trustee Dr. Steven Siegel, Glen Burnie, MD.
Founded in 1952, the MASO has approximately 1,200 members in all categories and is a regional constituent association of the American Association of Orthodontists. Included in its geographic area are the states of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (east of the Alleghenies), Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
MASO’s mission statement is, as a constituent of the American Association of Orthodontists, to promote ethical and quality orthodontic care while advocating and providing a voice for members, components and educational institutions.
For more information, contact:
Jane Treiber, Executive Director
Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists
maso@assnoffices.com
Notice to MASO Members
At the Annual Business/Membership meeting on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 4:30 PM at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland, a motion that was approved by the Board of Directors to increase membership dues will be voted upon by the members in attendance at the meeting. The motion is to increase MASO membership dues by $10.00 for the 2024-2025 dues billing period.
The last MASO membership dues increase was effective in 2019 when Active Member Dues were increased by $20.
For questions, please contact MASO at MASO@assnoffices.org.