Rolf Behrents, DDS, PhD, will retire May 31, 2025.
Dr. Behrents is the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and the AJO-DO Clinical Companion. He served as an orthodontic educator and administrator from 1978-2018, has also lectured extensively worldwide, according to an Aug. 29 news release from the American Association for Orthodontists. Additionally, he is the author of more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has taught more than 400 residents.
He is the recipient of the 2022 Albert H. Ketcham Award from the American Board of Orthodontics and the 2011 Louise Ada Jarabak Memorial International Teaching and Research Award from the AAO Foundation. He also received an honorary degree from the University of Athens in 2000.
The AAO said it will soon announce a schedule and process for accepting and reviewing applications from candidates interested in the editor-in-chief position.