An interview with Jason Cope

Marcos Alan Vieira BITTENCOURT, Carlos Alberto Estevanell TAVARES, Marcos JANSON, Carlo MARASSI, José Nelson MUCHA, Maria Tereza SCARDUA

It was with great pleasure that I accepted the invitation to coordinate the interview with Dr. Cope, whom I admire greatly, especially because of the excellent clinical and scientific work he develops. He obtained great highlight on the international scene for his brilliant performance with the use of orthodontic miniscrews. Recently, in the last Congress of the Brazilian Association of Orthodontists, he presented a well attended course on the subject. Dr. Jason B. Cope was born in Dallas (USA), first son of Dr. Donald D. Cope, an orthodontist in love with the profession, which exerted a strong influence on his career. He was introduced to the intricacies of orthodontics, when he was just a teenager with 13 years old, because he usually read, with great interest, the American Journal of Orthodontics, journal subscribed by his father. Perhaps because of this he decided to study dentistry, graduating in 1995. He completed his postgraduate studies in orthodontics in 1997 and was invited to join the faculty of the same institution as assistant clinical professor. Simultaneously, for another two years, he did a post-doctoral fellow in craniofacial biology. In his young career, Dr. Cope has published several articles in leading international journals, 35 book chapters and an important treatise on distraction osteogenesis, plus an excellent book on temporary anchorage devices (OrthoTADs, The Clinical Guide and Atlas), published in 2007. He was also honored with several awards for his research on bone biology, including the Award of Special Merit Thomas M. Graber, awarded by the American Association of Orthodontics. Natural born researcher, developed the IMTEC orthodontic implant and some other products designed to orthodontics, having won a patent, along with three others still pending. He has a clinical private practice in Dallas, and sees patients three days a week. On other days, he is divided between presenting conferences, publishing, travelling and inventing. He is currently developing a website, in which he intends to offer lectures given by him, case reports and technical videos. His dedication to orthodontics is evident. In 2002, with the goal of proving the clinical excellence of his work, he underwent the examination of the American Board of Orthodontics, when it then became a graduate. In 2004, he presented a scientific paper to become a member of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists, and in 2005, he was awarded a prize by the Baylor College of Dentistry Alumni Association. All this makes Dr. Cope more than worthy of great success. We shall know more of the details of this excellent professional work through this interview that we tried to edit with great care and affection. We hope everyone enjoys the reading. Marcos Alan Vieira Bittencourt

Friday, December 27, 2024 13:25