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Association of Orthodontists (Singapore) 

SINGAPORE 

ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS • 

• FOUNDED 1991 

Biennial Orthodontic Congress & Exhibition 

Excellence in Orthodontics – The Next Wave! 

Announcement 

22-24 March 2013 

Sands Expo and Convention Center 

Marina Bay Sands 

Singapore 

Keynote Speakers: 

Dr. Ravindra NANDA, Dr. Eric LIOU, Dr. Birte MELSEN 

Overseas Speakers: 

Dr. Mauricio Gonzalez BALUT, Dr. Clark BROWNE, Dr. Ali DARENDELILER, Dr. Mithran GOONEWARDENE, 

Dr. Roberto JUSTUS, Dr. KAU Chung How, Dr. John LIN Jin-Jong, Dr. David MANTON, Dr. Young Guk PARK, 

Dr. Andrew SANDHAM, Dr. Junji SUGAWARA, Dr. Nikhilesh R VAID, Dr. Tony WEIR 

Local Speakers: 

Dr. Michael MAH, Dr. SEAH Tian Ee, Dr. David TAY 

Orthodontic Event Offers: 

• 3 Full Day Congress 

• Pre & Post Congress Workshops 

• Poster Presentations 

• Over 50 Dental Suppliers 

Sunday Forum (Free Admission) 

Accelerating Orthodontic 

Treatment – Current Methods And 

Technologies 

by Dr. KAU Chung How 

The Sheer Review 

by Dr. Clark BROWNE 

Gloco Dental Information System 

by Mr. Andrew Chin 

Pre-Congress Workshops - 21 March, 2013 

A Mechanics to Enhance Facial Aesthetics 

and Stability of Orthodontic Results 

by Dr. Ravindra Nanda 

D ClearPath 3D Invisible Aligner Orthodontic Treatment 

by Dr. Nikhilesh R VAID 

Post-Congress Workshop - 25 March, 2013 

C Mission Possible or Impossible: 

What you can and cannot do with Invisalign and what you should be doing 

by Dr. Tony WEIR 

B Improving Your Orthodontic Skills: 

Fulfilling your orthodontic potential 

by Dr. John LIN Jin-Jong 

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Welcome Message from AOS 

– Dr. Arthur Lim & Dr. Chng Chai Kiat 

22-24 March 2013, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 

Welcome to Singapore. On behalf of the Association of Orthodontists Singapore, it 

is our honour and pleasure to receive you in our beautiful garden city state for our 

Biennial Orthodontic Congress 2013 from 22nd to the 24th of March 2013. 

We have planned a comprehensive scientific program with distinguished speakers 

from around the world to provide an exciting and informative lecture with “Excellence 

in Orthodontics-The Next Wave’ being the theme of our congress for 2013. 

Our trade exhibition will be the biggest we have organized to date and we will be 

showcasing the latest in Dental and Orthodontic products and equipment. The trade 

exhibition will also showcase lifestyle products that will enhance or complement the 

work, offices and even the social aspects of Orthodontists and allied professionals. 

The venue of our congress will be at the Iconic Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resorts. 

With the recent opening of the Gardens by the Bay just walking distance from the 

Marina Bay Sands Resorts, it allows all participants and guests to attend an amazing 

congress in the midst of an iconic venue and arguably the most beautiful garden in 

the world. 

We hope that Orthodontists, allied professionals and guests will have the opportunity 

to interact, network and exchange ideas and knowledge with colleagues from the 

region and across the globe to improve their knowledge, clinical skills and to elevate 

the Science and Art of Orthodontists to a whole new level. 

Good friends, a great scientific program, many sights and attractions and, of course, 

Singapore’s reputation for food and the chili crab awaits all friends and guests 

attending the congress. 

We look forward to personally welcoming you to Singapore. 

Dr. Arthur Lim 

President, 

Association of Orthodontists, 

Singapore 

Dr. Chng Chai Kiat, 

Chairman, 

Organising Committee, AOS Biennial 

Conference 2013 

Vice-President, 

Association of Orthodontists, Singapore 

BIENNIAL ORTHODONTIC CONGRESS & EXHIBITION 

Excellence In Orthodontics – The Next Wave 

Friday, 22 March 2013 

8.00am 

8.50am 

9.00am-10.30am 

10.30am-11.00am 

11.00am-12.00pm 

12.00pm-1.00pm 

1.00pm-2.30pm 

REGISTRATION 

OPENING ADDRESS 

by CHNG Chai Kiat, Organising Chairman 

KEYNOTE LECTURE 

ADVANCES IN ORTHODONTICS 

Speaker: Ravindra NANDA 

Networking Tea Break 

WHAT COULD BE THE NEW WAVES IN 

ORTHODONTICS? MY POINT OF VIEW 

Speaker: Eric LIOU 

“CORTICISION”–MINIMAL INTERVENTION 

ORTHODONTICS TO ACCELERATE TOOTH 

MOVEMENT 

Speaker: Young Guk PARK 

Networking Lunch 

2.30pm-3.30pm 

3.30pm-4.00pm 

4.00pm-4.45pm 

4.45pm-5.30pm 

5.30pm-6.00pm 

6.00pm-8.00pm 

HOW TO ADAPT YOUR BIOMECHANICS TO 

THE USE OF TADs 

Speaker: Birte MELSEN 


MANAGING OCCLUSAL PAINS WITH TADs 

Speaker: Michael MAH 

AN UPDATE ON MINI IMPLANTS FROM A 

QUALITY OF CLINICAL CARE PERSPECTIVES 

Speaker: Andrew Sandham 

End of Day 1 Congress 

WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION 

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Venue: Sands Expo and Convention Center, 

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 

Saturday, 23 March 2013 

8.00am 

9.00am – 10.00am 

10.00am-11.00am 

11.00am-11.30am 

REGISTRATION 

HOW HAS THE SPECTRUM OF 

ORTHODONTICS CHANGED OVER THE PAST 

DECADES? 


APPLICATIONS OF SKELETAL ANCHORAGE 

SYSTEM (SAS) FOR CLASS III CORRECTION 

Speaker: Junji SUGAWARA 


11.30am-1.00pm COMPLICATIONS IN CLASS III TREATMENT : 

DIAGNOSIS AND RE-TREATMENT 

Speaker: John LIN Jin-Jong 

1.00pm-2.00pm Networking Lunch 

2.00pm-3.00pm 

3.00pm-3.30pm 

3.30pm-4.30pm 

4.30pm-5.30pm 

5.30pm 

DEFINITIVE ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT 

FOR TMD PATIENTS 

Speaker: Mauricio Gonzalez BALUT 


MANDIBULAR DISPLACEMENT AND 

OTHER TM JOINT CONSIDERATIONS IN 

ORTHODONTICS: SHOULD WE EVEN 

BOTHER? 

Speaker: David TAY 

CONDYLES AND SURGICAL 

ORTHODONTICS 

Speaker: Mithran GOONEWARDENE 

End of Day 2 Congress 

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Excellence in Orthodontics 

– The Next Wave! 

Sunday, 24 March 2013 

8.00am 

9.00am-10.30am 

10.30am-11.00am 

11.00am-12.00pm 

12.00pm-1.00pm 

1.00pm-2.00pm 

REGISTRATION 

ADVANCES IN SURGICAL ORTHODONTICS: 

THE TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR 

CHALLENGING CASES IN SURGERY-FIRST 

ACCELERATED ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY 



NASAL CONSIDERATIONS IN 

ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY 

Speaker: SEAH Tian Ee 

INVISALIGN ALIGNS 

Speaker: Tony WEIR 

Networking Lunch 

3.00pm-3.30pm 

3.30pm-3.45pm 

3.45pm-4.45pm 

4.45pm-5.45pm 

PREVENTION OF PERIODONTAL 

DETERIORATION / DAMAGE DURING 

ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT 

Speaker: Roberto Justus 


ORTHODONTICS TREATING TRAUMA, 

ORTHODONTICS CAUSING TRAUMA 

Speaker: Ali DARENDELILER 

CLOSING LECTURE 

BIOMECHANICS AND AESTHETIC 

STRATEGIES IN OUR BUSY ORTHODONTIC 

PRACTICE 


2.00pm-3.00pm 

THE BANE OF ORTHODONTISTS –DECALCIFICATION 

Speaker: David MANTON 

5.45pm 

End of Congress 

Sunday Forum (Free Admission) 

SUNDAY 24 MARCH 2013 

10.00am-11.00am 

11.00am-12.00pm 

2.00pm-3.00pm 

ACCELERATING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT – CURRENT 

METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES 

Speaker: KAU Chung How 

THE SHEER REVIEW 

Speaker: Clark BROWNE 


Speaker: Andrew CHIN 

***Parallel Session 

Limited Attendance-Pre-congress Workshops 

Thursday, 21 March 2013 

A 9.00am-2.00pm MECHANICS TO ENHANCE FACIAL AESTHETICS AND STABILITY OF ORTHODONTIC RESULTS 


B 9.00am-5.00pm IMPROVING YOUR ORTHODONTIC SKILLS ; FULFILLING YOUR ORTHODONTIC POTENTIAL 


D 2.00pm - 7.00pm CLEARPATH 3D INVISIBLE ALIGNER ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT 

Speaker: Nikhilesh R VAID 

Limited Attendance-Post-congress Workshop 

Monday, 25 March 2013 

C 9.00am-5.00pm MISSION POSSIBLE OR IMPOSSIBLE : 

WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH INVISALIGN AND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING 


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BIENNIAL ORTHODONTIC CONGRESS SPEAKERS’ ABSTRACTS 

KEYNOTE LECTURE 

ADVANCES IN ORTHODONTICS 


In the last ten years, orthodontics has moved forward especially in the area of achieving aesthetic based results, desire to speed orthodontic 

treatment and advances in development of diagnostic tools, and invisible orthodontics. This presentation will describe studies currently in progress 

at University of Connecticut regarding development of smart wires, surgical and vibratory methods to enhance speed of treatment and judicious 

use of CBCT and digital technology. 

WHAT COULD BE THE NEW WAVES IN ORTHODONTICS? MY POINT OF VIEW 


The development of future depends on now and the past. The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the possible new waves in orthodontics. 

Some challenges laid in orthodontics in the past, such as how we could achieve real maxillary orthopedics in class III patients with maxillary 

deficiency, non-surgical correction of an occlusal cant, and accelerating orthodontic tooth movement have been partially solved by some innovative 

techniques. These were the alternate rapid expansions and constrictions (Alt-RAMEC) of maxilla for a 5~6 mm maxillary orthopedic protraction 

in 3 months, yin-yang arch wire for the correction of occlusal cant without orthognathic surgery or temporal anchorage devices (TADs), the 

periodontal distraction for a rapid canine retraction in 3 weeks. These techniques were breakthroughs in orthodontics, but only non-invasive, 

simple, and user-friendly technique would survive and become the new waves in orthodontics. Unfortunately, one of the current problems in 

orthodontics remains unsolved, that is biology is missing in our daily practice. Orthodontists treat patients usually base on cephalometric norms 

and mechanical mechanics, but seldom base on individual differences in alveolar bone quality, biology, bone physiology or metabolism. A new 

concept of bone physiology guided orthodontics is developing. It includes concept of moving teeth according to the alveolar bone quality in situ 

of the orthodontically planned moved teeth, baseline osteoclastic activity of an individual patient, and changing the alveolar bone quality and 

turnover accordingly to what the patient needs. Is this a fiction or a new wave? 

“CORTICISION”–Minimal INTERVENTION ORTHODONTICS TO ACCELERATE TOOTH MOVEMENT 

Speaker: Young Guk PARK 

The usual rate of tooth movement by conventional protocols of mechanotherapy is postulated to be approximately 1 mm/month. The wide diversity 

of clinical trials to accelerate the tooth movement with flap elevation has been suggested. All the trials have focused to make the milieu to be 

clinically expedient, but not always with either sound biologic foundation or being less prone to complications. 

The ‘corticision’ represents minimally invasive periodontal procedure without flap elevation, which accelerates tooth movement with enhanced 

turnover rate of surrounding structures. The presentation will elucidate the evidence that this type of minor surgical procedure by orthodontists can 

receive accelerated tooth movement with impunity and enhance the rate of periodontal response, thereby shortening the duration of treatment. 

It is the aim of the presentation to let the audience to understand the biological foundation for accelerated tooth movement, to acquire the 

technical order of “corticision” procedure with risk management along with the procedure. 

HOW TO ADAPT YOUR BIOMECHANICS TO THE USE OF TADs 


The TADs should be used only if it offers a significant advantage to the use of conventional anchorage. The choice of TAD should be based on 

knowledge on the factors of importance for primary stability and tissue reaction to loading. The biomechanics should be designed specifically in 

order to have maximum advantage of the skeletal anchorage. 

The latter requires detailed knowledge of the tooth movements to be needed. The workup of a 3D treatment plan is therefore necessary before 

insertion of a TAD. It is further important 

1. to understand factors of importance for appliance design involving skeletal anchorage 

2. to determine whether to use the TADs for direct or indirect anchorage 

3. to be familiar with the tissue reaction related to loading of TADs 

MANAGING OCCLUSAL PAINS WITH TADs 

Speaker: Michael MAH 

Aberrant occlusal planes have previously posed significant treatment challenges (pains) for orthodontists. However with the evolution of skeletal 

anchorage devices, the predictability of these challenging orthodontic teeth movements has improved significantly. This presentation describes the 

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clinical situations where the use of these devices helped achieve favorable functional and aesthetic outcomes. In addition, these outcomes will be 

compared to those that have been reported in the literature. 

AN UPDATE ON MINI IMPLANTS FROM A QUALITY OF CLINICAL CARE PERSPECTIVES 

Speaker: Andrew Sandham 

Clinical dentistry and particularly orthodontic treatment has been influenced greatly by the development of implants to assist prosthodontic 

rehabilitation and orthodontic anchorage. 

The temporary anchorage devices were introduced clinically in orthodontics more than 15 years ago with initially only limited success, because 

many devices failed which resulted in modifications to the design, placement techniques and location of the devices. 

Much work has also been carried out to adapt biomechanics to conventional appliance systems, when perhaps a novel system needs to be 

developed to incorporate the devices more effectively into fixed appliances. 

In any quality system the process involved, both in the manufacture and delivery of the product, should be part of a continuous review to enable 

modification of the product in the light of findings which develop from use. 

One example of problems encountered is the contamination of the oxide layer of the titanium implant with heavy metals. (Chin et al. 2007) and 

another is the design of the micro-implant. The surface characteristics are also an important consideration as roughness allows accumulation of 

biofilms. 

The problems communicated from clinical use, both from a practitioner and patient perspective, are also part of a quality system and need to be 

considered as part of a continuous improvement process of any product. 

The presentation will focus on the suggested need to have a quality system in place to ensure that there is enough information fed back to the 

manufacturers and clinicians, to ensure that these devices are appropriate and deliver a real advantage to enhance orthodontic treatment. 

HOW HAS THE SPECTRUM OF ORTHODONTICS CHANGED OVER THE PAST DECADES? 


Over the last few decades orthodontic treatment has been changing with respect to the treatment approach and the anchorage being used. 

Marketing of appliances is increasingly leading the orthodontist to out-source important aspects of treatment such as wire bending and bracket 

positioning. Brackets and wires are being presented as the solution to all problems and metaphysical terms such as “Intelligent Design,” “Working 

Brackets” and “Intelligent Wires” dominate advertising and reduce the impact of evidence-based knowledge. 

The introduction of skeletal anchorage has widened the spectrum of orthodontics, allowing for treatments that could not be done with conventional 

appliances, but has also reduced the need for compliance. Biomechanical knowledge is, however, mandatory if such systems should not be abused. 

Due to the development of the “hard ware” the orthodontic world is being split between “appliance-driven” orthodontic techniques, characterised 

by prescribed and pre-bend wire in a given sequences where the results to a large extent depend on both growth and function and “orthodontistdriven” 

where the appliances are custom-made to solve individual problems. The latter treatments are attempting to push the limits of the possible 

in relation to complicated problems and reversal of degeneration in adult patients in an interdisciplinary approach. This lecture will attempt to 

summarize the bearing of these factors on present orthodontics. 

APPLICATIONS OF SKELETAL ANCHORAGE SYSTEM (SAS) FOR CLASS III CORRECTION 

Speaker: Junji SUGAWARA 

The skeletal anchorage system (SAS) was developed about 20 years ago as an orthodontic modality and a one of temporary anchorage devices 

(TADs). It consists of titanium orthodontic miniplates those are temporarily placed at the zygomatic buttress and/or the mandibular body with 

multiple monocortical titanium screws. Since screws and plates function as implants and onplants, respectively, the SAS exhibits the strongest 

anchor value among various types of TADs. Therefore it has been highly evaluated as a true absolute anchorage. The most distinguished feature 

of the SAS is to enable us to predictably move molars with ease in any of the three dimensions on the basis of individualized treatment goals 

because the miniplates are always placed outside the dental arches. Furthermore, as SAS is a non-compliance appliance and functions like an 

invisible headgear, it is an extremely effective biomechanics for adults with complex orthodontic problems. Moreover, SAS is good combination with 

surgical orthodontics. With the application of SAS, it has become possible to completely eliminate presurgical orthodontics. In this presentation, the 

innovative orthodontics and orthognathics for Class III correction with the application of SAS will be discussed. 

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COMPLICATIONS IN CLASS III TREATMENT : DIAGNOSIS AND RE-TREATMENT 


The common complications of Class lll treatment include: improper extraction treatment, unnecessary early orthopedic correction, relapse due to 

late mandibular growth, over treatment by using temporary anchorage devices (TADs), and inappropriate orthognathic surgery for patients with an 

orthognathic profile and Class lll malocclusion. 

Improper extraction often causes lingual dumping and gingival recession of lower incisors. Sometimes improper lower single arch extraction can lead 

to the absence of antagonist for upper second molars. 

Relapse of Class lll early treatment due to late mandibular growth is a common phenomenon. Early orthopedic treatment and early interceptive 

treatment will be carefully analyzed, to see if the results from these types of early treatment can sustain in long-term follow ups. 

Nowadays due to the advancement of TADs, many types of treatment involve the use of TADs. Proper diagnosis should be made to evaluate the 

appropriateness of these aggressive devices for mild Class lll cases. Various applications of TADs on Class lll cases will be systematically reviewed, 

followed by specific recommendations on case selections. Traditionally surgical correction is the first and primary treatment option for severe 

Class III malocclusion. With the available technology of passive self-ligating brackets and TADs, the treatment of difficult Class III malocclusion is 

now much easier and possible without relatively more invasive surgeries. For patients with severe Class III malocclusion and an acceptable profile, 

orthodontic camouflage treatment usually is preferred than orthognathic surgeries. 

All the complications described above will be examined in this lecture. Extensive long-term follow up cases documented in the literature review, 

together with the speaker’s own cases, will also be presented as evidence. Specific clinical considerations and treatment options in dealing with 

these common complications will be provided followed by the analysis 

DEFINITIVE ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT FOR TMD PATIENTS 

Speaker: Mauricio Gonzalez BALUT 

Temporomandibular problems have been increasing among our patients due to the stressing social changes. This is why we have to take the 

advantage of the new technology of diagnostic records so that our treatment planning is more concise to solve this important physiological disease 

which affects the quality of life of some people. There has been a controversy during the last fifty years among general dentists, prosthodontists, 

orthognathic surgeons and orthodontists on how the TMD problems are diagnosed and treated. There are so many different concepts in dentistry 

on how the TMD problems have to be approached. Some of these concepts are obsolete and do not give a real solution to this very serious problem. 

We have to accept that depending on the severity of the TMD, some invasive treatments (most often surgical procedures) are performed. But many 

of the usual treatments only give a temporary or provisional solution to this complicated problem. 

MANDIBULAR DISPLACEMENT AND OTHER TM JOINT CONSIDERATIONS IN ORTHODONTICS: SHOULD WE EVEN 

BOTHER? 

Speaker: David TAY 

As adult orthodontics is becoming the norm rather than the exception, dentists are beginning to encounter more clinical problems arising from 

patients who lack the resilience or ‘adaptive capacity’ to withstand biomechanical abuses propagated by orthodontic dogma. Although any link 

between orthodontics and TMD have long been vigorously denied by the orthodontic profession, a well-designed evidence-based prospective study 

of 186 females at UNC, has shown that orthodontic treatment was indeed a significant risk factor for the development of temporomandibular 

joint disorders in the cohort of patients with polymorphisms in the gene that codes for COMT. Another article found evidence that conventional 

orthodontic and orthognathic techniques that load the condyles can trigger idiopathic condylar resorption in females with low circulating serum 

17ß-estradiol. 

If one realizes that every orthodontic case is, in fact, a full-mouth occlusal rehabilitation, then surely orthodontists need to be equipped with a 

lot more than just Andrews’ 6 keys! For instance, how many orthodontists are aware of the relationship between condyle position and mouth 

breathing, or how that should influence their decision as to which bicuspid to extract when treating patients with TMJ internal derangements? Have 

orthodontic residents even been exposed to ‘Intra-Border Orthodontics’ and its indications? 

This presentation will explain how a patient’s functional postero-lateral TMJ buffer space requirement and the therapeutic condylar position 

serendipitously selected by her orthodontist would impact treatment outcome as well as the stability and esthetic symmetry of the maxillary 

dental arch form. A novel concept based on observations of the passive laterotrusive ROM of the mandible can give the orthodontist a heads-up 

and allow better decisions to be made when managing patients with compromised TM joints. 

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CONDYLES AND SURGICAL ORTHODONTICS 

Speaker: Mithran GOONEWARDENE 

Aberrant condylar growth and/or degenerative conditions may be the primary reason for development of many dentofacial deformities. Moreover, 

these pathological conditions may complicate the management of surgical orthodontic treatment. Management strategies for these difficult 

problems presenting pre-treatment and issues relating to condylar positioning and accuracy of surgery will be discussed. Management strategies for 

several post-surgical complications will also be outlined. 

ADVANCES IN SURGICAL ORTHODONTICS: THE TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR CHALLENGING CASES IN SURGERY- 

FIRST ACCELERATED ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY 


The surgery-first accelerated orthognathic surgery treats the facial esthetics first then the malocclusion so that patient’s chief complaint, dental 

function, and facial esthetics are fulfilled and improved in the beginning of the treatment. In contrast to the concepts in conventional surgical 

approach, it is a procedure of pre-orthodontic orthognathic surgery that changes an orthodontically untreatable malocclusion into a treatable 

Class I malocclusion. It is best indicated in patients who do not need pre-surgical orthodontic decompensation, such as cases with no/mild anterior 

crowding, flat/mild curve of spee, no/mild protrusive/retroclined anterior teeth, and no facial asymmetry. 

However the approach of surgery-first accelerated orthogathic surgery becomes more difficult and complex when the dental problems are 

complicated and need sagittal, coronal, and transverse decompensation, such as cases with severe anterior crowding, protrusion, retrusion, posterior 

cross bite, deep curve of spee, and facial asymmetry. The general strategy is to use osteotomy, such as multiple segmental osteotomy, to correct 

both the skeletal deformities and dental problems so that an orthodontically “treatable Class I malocclusion” could be achieved postoperatively. 

Specific guidelines for surgical model setup, and orthodontic alignment, vertical, sagittal, and transverse decompensation in Class II, III, cleft lip and 

palate, and facial asymmetry cases also have been setup for the challenging cases in surgery-first accelerated orthognathic surgery. The pros and 

cons for the computered assisted surgical simulation also will be addressed in this presentation. 

NASAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY 

Speaker: SEAH Tian Ee 

Orthognathic surgery can result in a dramatic improvement to the dentofacial deformity patient’s profile and symmetry. However, maxillary 

osteotomy, particularly advancement and impaction osteotomies can result in unwanted changes to the nasal shape. Methods to reduce these 

changes such as alar base widening and cephalic rotation of the nasal tip will be discussed. For patients with aesthetic nasal deformities and 

dentofacial deformities, simultaneous rhinoplasty and orthognathic surgery can be considered. Combining the two surgeries for the patient who 

has both nasal and facial skeletal deformities will require knowledge of the nasal anatomy, different plethora of rhinoplasty techniques and sound 

prediction of the nasal changes that accompany maxillary osteotomies. 

INVISALIGN ALIGNS 

Speaker: Tony Weir 

Despite its release 15 years ago, the Invisalign appliance is still considered by many to be incapable of treating complex malocclusions to the high 

standards we can achieve with fixed appliances. This presentation will show treatment results for a range of complex malocclusions to demonstrate 

that excellent results can be routinely obtained by experienced practitioners using Invisalign appliances. 

THE BANE OF ORTHODONTISTS –DECALCIFICATION 

Speaker: David MANTON 

The presence of demineralisation during and after orthodontic therapy can affect the perception of the success of treatment. Also, often-overlooked 

developmental defects such as enamel hypomineralisation can influence the degree of demineralisation that occurs due to defective enamel as well 

as decrease the success of bonding, so correct diagnosis of this condition is very important. 

Some studies have indicated that greater than 50% of orthodontic patients develop demineralisation during treatment, so prevention and 

remineralisation is important. Fluoride still has a major role in prevention of dental caries; however its effect is somewhat limited, especially with 

respect to remineralisation. New technologies such as CPP-ACP (Recaldent®) provide the opportunity to prevent demineralisation and promote 

remineralisation around orthodontic brackets and of hypomineralised enamel. The concepts of how the efficacy of fluoride can be enhanced by the 

use of products containing calcium and phosphate will be discussed in conjunction of how to improve bonding to defective enamel. 

PREVENTION OF PERIODONTAL DETERIORATION / DAMAGE DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT 

Speaker: Roberto JUSTUS 

Alterations in the mucogingival complex can occur during orthodontic tooth movement. In terms of changes in the position of the soft tissue 

margin and in gingival dimensions, the important factors to consider are the direction of the tooth movement and the bucco-lingual thickness of 

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the gingiva. Lingual tooth movement will result in an increased bucco-lingual thickness of the tissue at the facial aspect of the tooth which results 

in coronal migration of the soft tissue margin (decreased clinical crown height). Facial tooth movement, on the other hand, will result in a reduced 

bucco-lingual tissue thickness and thereby a reduced height of the free gingival portion and an increased clinical crown height. 

You will learn why: 

• Incisor proclination may damage the periodontium and jeopardize 

stability 

• Lower incisor alignment is the least stable post-orthodontic 

treatment. 

You will learn how to: 

• Avoid lower incisor proclination and still achieve ideal 

alignment. 

• Maintain ideal alignment long-term. 

You will learn the indications for extraction of: 

• One lower incisor 

• Four first bicuspids 

• Two mandibular second bicuspids and two maxillary first bicuspids 

ORTHODONTICS TREATING TRAUMA, ORTHODONTICS CAUSING TRAUMA 

Speaker: Ali DARENDELILER 

Lecture outline: 

• Management of trauma cases in orthodontics; when to start moving the traumatised teeth, how and limitations. 

• Autotransplantations; indications, procedures and long term results 

• Orthodontic treatment causing root resorption; effect of force level, duration and the amount of repair during treatment and retention. 

• Prevention and interception of orthodontic root resorption; clinical tips. 

CLOSING LECTURE 

BIOMECHANICS AND AESTHETIC STRATEGIES IN OUR BUSY ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE 


Achieving aesthetic goals has achieved prominence in recent years in hierarchy of treatment goals. Excessive overbite, openbite, midline discrepancy 

and canted occlusal plane can significantly affect smile and esthetics of patients. These problems require specific mechanics incorporated into the 

wires. This presentation will describe mechanics shown sequentially in different patients with esthetics related problems. 

PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS - SPEAKERS’ ABSTRACTS 

A MECHANICS TO ENHANCE FACIAL AESTHETICS AND STABILITY OF ORTHODONTIC RESULTS 


Smile Dynamics and Correction of Midline Problems 

A. Brackets and Biomechanics 

B. Differential Diagnosis of Smile Midline Problems 

C. Differential Treatment Plan ….Options 

D. Developing a Mechanics Plan 

E. Mechanics to Avoid 

F. Application of Cantilevers, Intrusion Arches and Asymmetric Mechanics 

Non-extraction Class II Treatment Strategies 

A. Twin Force Bite Corrector 

B. Intra-arch appliances 

C. Critical Evaluation of Commonly Used Appliances and Wires 

Extraction Treatment Strategies 

A. Treatment Planning for Orthodontic Extraction 

B. Anchorage Classification 

C. Biomechanical Concepts of Anchorage Preparation 

D. Biomechanical Principles of Extraction Space Closure 

Appliance Design 

Hands-on Demonstration 

A. Application of Moments, Couples, and Forces in Any 

Orthodontic Treatment Philosophy 

B. Orthodontic Wires, Brackets, and Friction 

C. Clinical Applications of Cantilever 

D. Smart Intrusion/Extrusion Wires 

D. Mechanics for Correction of Class II Malocclusion 

E. Presentation of Various Patients 

E. Concept of Differential Forces 

F. Loop and Spring Designs 

G. Presentation of Various Patients 

E. Twin Force Bite Corrector 

F. Mushroom Loop Arches for Space Closure 

G. CNA Finishing Wires 

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B IMPROVING YOUR ORTHODONTIC SKILLS ; FULFILLING YOUR ORTHODONTIC POTENTIAL 


The author has never enjoyed orthodontics as much as now and attributes it to two new major developments in orthodontics that have greatly 

improved his treatment efficiency and quality: 

1. Beyond the limits: TADs (Temporary Anchorage Devices) 

- The application of mini-implants as anchorage has totally expanded the range of orthodontic therapy and simplified the treatment of 

difficult malocclusions. In some situations, the mini-implant achieves surgery-like effects without the risks and expense of surgery. The 

author will emphasize on whole arch distalisation with mini-implant direct anchorage. 

2. Damon is an excellent orthodontic system for Asians. 

- Damon system brackets have proven efficacious in the alignment of severely crowded malocclusions within a short time. The Damon 

system has enough play of finishing archwire in the slot, there are MEAW (Dr. Young Kim’s Multiloop Edgewise Arch Wire) effects of 

Damon system, at the finishing stage of treatment. It means in Damon system, without complicated wire bending can do difficult tooth 

movement like MEAW to solve difficult Class II, Class III, open bite and asymmetry. 

The author will present on how to incorporate these two techniques into daily practices. The use of these ideas will improve the quality of therapy 

and bring a new level of satisfaction to those who use them. 

D CLEARPATH 3D INVISIBLE ALIGNER ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT 

Speaker: Nikhilesh R VAID 

• Clear Aligner therapy has come under the mainstream of orthodontic treatment over the past few years. The ever-increasing demand for 

AESTHETIC & COMFORTABLE orthodontic treatment and ever-increasing SPECTRUM OF FEASIBLE CASES has seen plastic aligner therapy 

completing more than 2 million cases globally by various systems. 

• This 5 hr “hands on demo” workshop enables you build your practice by adopting ClearPath invisible orthodontic aligner technology to give 

your patients the aesthetics, comfort, convenience & predictability in their orthodontic treatment. 

• The course is aimed at training orthodontists, non-orthodontic specialists as well as general dentists to enable them to perform the most 

esthetic orthodontic treatment effectively for even complex dental malocclusion cases. 

Benefits of ClearPath Certification: 

• Eligibility To Submit Cases To Clearpath 

• Free “Unlimited” Pre-Treatment Case Reviews 

• Free Treatment Planning Assistance For All Cases 

• Access To All Clearpath Services & Product Warranties Across The 

World 

• Entitlement To Receive Patient Referrals Through Clearpath Website 

• Exciting Rebate & Discount Schemes From Clearpath 

Brief Course Outline: 

• History & Evolution of aligners 

• Biomechanics & Force Delivery with Aligners 

• Clinical Cases & Case Selection parameters for ClearPath aligners 

• The ClearPath System, Case Submission and ClearPath Services 

• Inter Proximal Reduction (IPR) & Auxiliaries in Aligner cases 

• Monitoring aligner patients & patient care instructions 

• ClearPath products, pricing, payment & delivery timelines 

Post-CONGRESS WORKSHOP - SPEAKERS’ ABSTRACTS 

C MISSION POSSIBLE OR IMPOSSIBLE : WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH INVISALIGN AND WHAT YOU 

SHOULD BE DOING 


While the speaker will routinely treat most types of malocclusion with Invisalign, the appliance certainly has strengths and weaknesses which the 

Invisalign practitioner needs to understand. By demonstrating a wide range of case types exhibiting differing malocclusions and increasing severity 

of orthodontic problems this lecture will focus on demonstrating where Invisalign can perform as a predictable and straightforward part of an 

orthodontic practice’s armamentarium, and where it should be avoided or at least augmented with fixed appliances for an ideal treatment outcome. 

Once the ClinCheck is approved and the aligners are issued, there seems to be a missing link to the finish. The presentation will focus on how to treat your 

patient - ie what you should be doing at each appointment when you are seeing the patients so that you can help to ensure that the result depicted in 

ClinCheck is translated to a realistic and successful outcome. 

SUNDAY FORUM (Free Admission) - SPEAKERS’ ABSTRACTS 

ACCELERATING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT – CURRENT METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES 

Speaker: KAU Chung How 

The specialty of Orthodontics continues to evolve as technology is introduced. This lecture will discuss the use of various methods that seem to 

enhance the rate of tooth movement. The use of surgical, cyclical forces and photo-biomodulation will be discussed in depth. In addition, the lecture 

will also discuss the impact of these methods and the application to “real world” orthodontics. 

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THE SHEER REVIEW 

Speaker: Clark BROWNE 

SimpliClear is a high performance, aesthetic treatment solution. The unique properties of composites in combination with the patent- pending 

design technology have enabled SimpliClear to be the only programmable force delivery system that is capable of targeted teeth movement. 

This review will discuss the unique advantages of the system and how it can be effectively applied to achieve superior clinical results. Clinical 

evidence will be presented to highlight the unique treatment progression from SimpliClear. 


Speaker: Andrew CHIN 

GLOCO Dental Information System is the state-of-the-art administrative and filing solution for your healthcare institution provider. It’s a superb 

and reliable healthcare system that simplifies all registration, keeping track of medical records, prescription, queue system and callings. GLOCO 

Dental Information System builds on healthcare institution edge with automation, efficiency and accuracy that gives you more time to build more 

business for your health care institutions. 

GLOCO is the leading supplier for the healthcare system industry for over 15 years. We have boundless dedication to the innovation of improving 

healthcare system in numerous health care institutions across nation and have part of several successful projects by Malaysia’s Ministry of Health 

(MOH). 

BIENNIAL ORTHODONTIC CONGRESS Keynote SPEAKERS’ Profiles 

Ravindra NANDA 

Ravindra Nanda is at present UConn Alumni Endowed Chair, and Professor and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences 

and Chair of division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.A. 

He received his dental training from Lucknow University, India in 1964. He received his orthodontic training first at Lucknow, 

India and then from Nymegen, The Netherlands and the University of Connecticut. He also received a Ph.D. for the University 

of Nymegen in 1969. He was an Assistant Professor of Orthodontics at Loyola University, Illinois from 1970 to 1972 and since 

1972 he has been associated with the University of Connecticut. 

Nanda has done extensive research during the last forty years in the areas of cleft lip and palate, orthopedic forces and on longterm 

growth with orthognathic surgery in adolescents. In recent years, his major thrust has been in development of orthodontic 

wires, clinical orthodontic trials and application of biomechanics in a busy orthodontic practice. 

Nanda has been author and co-author of five orthodontic books and more than one hundred scientific and clinical articles in 

major journals. He is on the editorial board of ten different national and international orthodontic journals. He is an associate 

editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. 

He is an active member of various organizations, including the American Association of Orthodontists, European Orthodontic 

Society and Edward H. Angle Society. Dr. Nanda is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He has given numerous 

named lectures at national and international societies including Mershon Lecture at American Association of Orthodontics and 

Sheldon Friel Lecture at 2011 EOS Congress. 

Nanda is a co-editor of a book Retention and Stability. His most recent books are Biomechanics in Clinical Orthodontics and 

Biomechanic and Esthetic Strategies In Clinical Orthodontics, Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics. His new book is 

titled Current Therapy in Orthodontics. 

Eric LIOU 

Eric Liou is an association professor and the deputy chairman in the Faculty of Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital & 

Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan. He is also a visiting professor in the Department of Orthodontics, Showa University, 

Tokyo, Japan. For the professional affiliations, Dr. Liou is currently the deputy president of Taiwan association of Orthodontists, 

and president elect of the World Implant Orthodontic Association. His main research interests are distraction osteogenesis, TADs, 

orthodontic tooth movement, platelet rich plasma, and bone physiology. Dr. Liou has numerous publications and presentations, 

specially on the topics of accelerated orthodontic tooth movement, maxillary orthopedic protraction, surgery first accelerated 

orthognathic surgery, and TADs. 

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Birte MELSEN 

Birte Melsen received her dental degree in 1964 and became a certified orthodontist in 1971. In 1974, she finished her 

odontological doctorate and from 1975-2012, she was Professor and Head of the Section of Orthodontics, Department of 

Dentistry, Aarhus University, Denmark. From 1 September 2012 she is affiliated with the Department of Dentistry as an Emeritus 

Professor. Since 1986, she has been working part-time in private practice in Lübeck, Germany (Adult Orthodontics only). In 2000, 

she received the Knighthood of Dannebrog 1st degree, 2000. 

Professor Melsen has authored more than 370 publications in the fields of growth and development studies on human autopsy 

material, bone biology and clinical studies by means of the implant method. She is the honorary member of many orthodontic 

societies and has received numerous awards and honorary degrees within and outside Europe. During the last years, her special 

interest is in the fields of skeletal anchorage, virtual imaging, adult orthodontics and stem cells. She is lecturing all over the 

world, but specially in South America where she is actively involved in fundraising for street children. 

BIENNIAL ORTHODONTIC CONGRESS SPEAKERS’ Profiles 

Mauricio Gonzalez BALUT 

Education: 

• Doctor in Dental Surgery: Intercontinental University, Mexico City 1990-1994. 

• Master of Science in Orthodontics: Loma Linda University 1996-1998. 

• Facial and Reconstruction Course: Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery, Concepts in Excellence: With Dr. William Arnett, 

Santa Barbara California 1997. 

Awards: 

• First Place at the First Scientific Contest of Dental Schools and Universities at the Military School of Dentistry, 1993. 

• Member of the International College of Dentists, October 2007. 

• Board Certified by the Consejo Mexicano de Ortodoncia, Secretary of Public Education, Dirección General de Profesiones, 

March, 2009. 

• Ten Year Medal Award as part of the Faculty Staff of the Department of Orthodontics graduate program of the Universidad 

Nacional Autónoma de México, May, 2010. 

Research: 

• Creator and developer of the “Pro-Torque” bracket prescription for latin-american ethnic group manufactured by American 

Orthodontics. 

Clark BROWNE 

Clark Browne is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. He is an 

active member of the American Association of Orthodontists. He also serves as a part-time Associate Clinical Professor at the 

UAB School of Dentistry in the Department of Orthodontics. 

Dr. Browne completed his undergraduate studies at Auburn University. He went on to earn his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree 

and completed his Orthodontics residency at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry Graduate Orthodontic Department 

in Birmingham. 

Andrew CHIN 

Andrew Chin Loi Shin is leading the Regional Sales Division for SEA – GLOCO System, Project and Q-Channel Division. He is 

based at Maxwell House – Singapore. 

Andrew joined GLOCO Group as Sales Director for Lead - Regional Sales Division for SEA – GLOCO System, Project and 

Q-Channel Division that deals with Singapore Local and South East Asia account(s). He holds a Master’s Degree In Business, 

majoring in Quality Management from Malaya University. He also graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honors from the 

same university. Andrew comes with over 17 years of rich experience. His proven accomplishment with several Multinational 

Company is testimony of his reputable background. 

In this role, Andrew actively oversees the Regional Sales Division for SEA (Healthcare) – GLOCO System, Project and Q-Channel 

Division to deliver seamless/quality service on time, drive the customer satisfaction, people development and the account 

initiatives. His hands on attitude makes it a breeze working closely with everyone in the SEA region management teams including 

Finance, HR, and Sales, as well as customers’ regional and site based teams in order to reorganize and to ensure a successful 

implementation of the Regional Sales Division and streamlining with the GLOCO Operating Model in Asia. 

Andrew is an avid sportsman and has won numerous awards and championships. 

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Ali DARENDELILER 

Ali Darendeliler is Professor and Chair of Orthodontic, Discipline of Orthodontics, at the University of Sydney and Head of 

Department, Sydney Dental Hospital, Sydney South West Area Health Service. He received his dentistry training from the 

University of Istanbul and his PhD from the University of Gazi, in Turkey and his first specialist training in orthodontics from the 

University of Geneva, Switzerland and his second specialist training from the High Education Counsil, Turkey. During the course 

of his career he has undertaken duties as a clinical instructor, research and postgraduate coordinator (Maître d’Assisstant et 

de Recherche) at the University of Geneva, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, Research Professor at the 

University of Southern California. His research interests include orthodontic tooth movement, root resorption, obstructive sleep 

apnoea, temporary anchorage devices, sequential aligners, self-ligating brackets, orthopaedic treatment modalities, magnetic 

fields and forces and dentofacial orthopedics. He lectured in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. 

Mithran GOONEWARDENE 

Mithran Goonewardene is a dental graduate of the University of Western Australia completed his orthodontic training at Forsyth 

Dental Center/Harvard School of Dental Medicine. In 1987 he took up a teaching position in orthodontics at the University of 

Western Australia and has been Head of Orthodontics since 1990. 

Roberto Justus 

Roberto Justus received his MSD in Orthodontics from the University of Washington, in 1968. He is a Diplomate of the American 

Board of Orthodontics (ABO) since 1990 and recertified in 2001; Professor of undergraduate orthodontics, Technologic Univ. 

of Mexico since 1973; Professor and Director of Research, Graduate Dept. of Orthodontics, Intercontinental University since 

1990; Founder and examiner of the Mexican Board of Orthodontics since 1998; Associate Editor of the World Federation of 

Orthodontists’ Gazette 2001-2010; Examiner/Consultant of the ABO Clinical Exam since 2002; President of the College of 

Diplomates of the ABO, 2003-2004; President of the Foundation of the College of Diplomates of the ABO, 2004-2005; and 

President of the World Federation of Orthodontists, 2010-2015. He received ABO’s “2011 Dale B. Wade Award”; was the “2012 

Kokich-Shapiro Visiting Scholar”, Univ. of Wash., Dept. of Orthodontics; and was elected by the AAOF to receive the “2013 Louise 

Ada Jarabak Memorial International Orthodontic Teachers and Research Award”. He has published twenty six scientific papers 

in orthodontic and research journals, chapters in 3 orthodontic textbooks, 2 guest audio presentations for Practical Reviews in 

Orthodontics (Oakstone Medical Publishing), 2 CD-ROM lectures for AAO´s Distance Learning Education Program and, is the 

Guest Editor of the March 2010 issue of the journal Seminars in Orthodontics. Prof. Justus lectures worldwide on 1-methods 

to achieve orthodontic excellence in finishing, 2-treatment of anterior open bite, 3-Class II orthopedic correction, 4-clinical 

procedures to minimize iatrogenic effects from orthodontic treatment (prevention of white spot lesions, of periodontal problems 

and of external apical root resorption), 5-methods to diminish the incidence of bracket bond failures, and 6-management of 

post-surgical relapse of mandibular set-back. Prof. Justus has been in private practice, limited to orthodontics, in Mexico City, 

Mexico, since 1968. 

KAU Chung How 

Chung H. Kau is Chairman and Professor at the Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed 

his dental training at the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore and advanced specialist training in orthodontics 

at Cardiff University. 

He is as an active clinician and researcher and has a number of research contracts and has research awards in excess of US$3 

million. He contributes and publishes in the orthodontic literature and currently has over 200 peer-reviewed publications, 

conference papers and lectures. 

His research has garnered several international and local awards in recognition of his contribution to the research field. In 2006, 

he was honored by the Hungarian Orthodontic Society and made an honorary life member for contributions to the society. 

He is also the winner of the two prestigious research prizes of the British Orthodontic Society - the Chapman (2002) and 

Houston (2006) -- and two research awards from the American Association of Orthodontists – the AAO Faculty Development 

Award (2006) and South-western Society of Orthodontist Research Award (2007 and 2009). In 2008, he delivered the TC White 

Invitational Lecture for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow recognizing the outstanding contributions of a 

medical or dental researcher. In 2011, he received the prestigious King James IV Professorship from the Royal College of Surgeons 

in Edinburgh. 

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John LIN Jin-Jong 

John Lin is a clinical professor in the Department of Orthodontics at Taipei Medical University and was past president of 

the Taiwan Association of Orthodontists. Recognized as an international speaker over 2 decades; Dr. Lin has published widely 

and is also the author of the textbook “Creative Orthodontics - Blending the Damon System and TADs to manage difficult 

malocclusions.” 

Michael MAH 

Michael Mah is an Assistant Professor with the Discipline of Orthodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of 

Singapore. He attained his Masters of Dental Surgery and Membership in Orthodontics with the Royal College of Surgeons, 

Edinburgh, at the National University of Singapore in 2007. He received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the same University 

in 2002. 

David MANTON 

Graduated BDSc (Melb) in 1984 and worked in general practice until 1991 when he undertook an MDSc in Paediatric Dentistry 

and recommenced private practice in 1994. He was dental advisor to the Federal Government from 1994 – 1996 and won the 

KG Sutherland Prize of the RACDS in 2007. David is currently the Elsdon Storey Chair of Child Dental Health and heads the 

section of Growth and Development at The University of Melbourne. He is currently involved in more than 20 collaborative and 

postgraduate research projects in both paediatric dentistry and orthodontics. 

David has spoken throughout Australia, Asia and Europe and has wide ranging experience in laboratory and clinical trials of CPP- 

ACP, molar hypomineralisation (iMH), Minimal Intervention Dentistry, the detection of caries, and teledentistry. 

Young Guk PARK 

Young Guk Park is the Honorary President of The Korean Association of Orthodontists, and the Honorary President of the Korean 

Association of Orthodontists Foundation. He is also a Professor and Associate Dean at the Kyung Hee University School of 

Dentistry in Seoul. He is a Guest Professor at Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan, Member of Education Committee, FDI 

World Dental Federation and formerly a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. 

Andrew Sandham 

Andrew Sandham was appointed Head of Dentistry at James Cook University in August 2008. He has a distinguished career as 

a dental educator, having held professorial positions at many overseas universities including Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, The 

National University of Singapore, and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a clinician and taught at the University 

of Western Australia when the new Oral Health Centre for Western Australia was commissioned, and his most recent post was 

Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics, University of Groningen in The Netherlands. 

Professor Sandham is an international examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland and previously Regional 

Dental Adviser for Europe and was recently awarded the Dental Overseas Medal by that College, for significant contributions to 

the Dental Faculty, the College, and to Dentistry. 

He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, and a Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong College of Dental Surgeons and 

the Hong Kong Society of Orthodontists. More recently, in May 2012 he was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. 

He was previously project leader of a large clinical quality assurance initiative funded by the European Union commissioners, 

which had a wide impact on the delivery of quality care within dentistry. His research interests are in craniofacial growth and 

development and cleft lip and palate, and he is a member of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE). 

SEAH Tian Ee 

Seah Tian Ee is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in National Dental Centre Singapore where he is also the Joint Head 

for the Centre’s Dentofacial Deformity Programme. A visiting consultant for the Department of Dental, Oral & Maxillofacial 

Surgery in Singapore General Hospital, Changi General Hospital and Kadang Kerbau Women & Children Hospital, Dr Seah is 

also a clinical lecturer in the Faculty of Dentistry’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the National University of 

Singapore. In 2009, he was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan Award for a fellowship in Facial Aesthetic Surgery 

in UK. Dr Seah has a keen interest in orthognathic surgery, rhinoplasty and other adjunctive procedures. He is also a member of 

Association of Facial Plastic Surgeon (UK) and the Asia Facial Plastic Surgery Society. 

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Junji SUGAWARA 

Junji Sugawara is currently a Director at the SAS Orthodontic Centre, Ichiban-cho Dental Office, Sendai, Japan, and a Visiting 

Clinical Professor at the Division of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, He 

graduated from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan in 1973 and worked there over 30 years. He is an active member of the Edward 

H. Angle Society (North Atlantic Component) since 2004. 

The Skeletal Anchorage System (SAS) utilizing the titanium miniplates as temporary anchorage devices and Sendai Surgery First 

are recent key interests and he has given many lectures on these subjects in the United States, Europe, South America, Australia, 

Middle East and Asia. In particular, he was invited to the annual sessions of American Association for Orthodontists (AAO) as a 

speaker nine times. 

David TAY 

David Tay graduated from the University of Singapore in 1979 and later pursued postgraduate training in Prosthodontics at 

Northwestern University, Chicago. Since 1993, he has been in full-time private practice limited to the specialty of prosthodontics. 

His past appointments include: Senior Lecturer & Consultant in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry; 

Visiting Consultant in Prosthodontics & Orofacial Pain in the Singapore Armed Forces; and external examiner for MSc/PhD theses 

for the Department of Restorative Dentistry, NUS. He has also served on the Dental Specialty Accreditation Board, Ministry 

of Health, Singapore, and was former President of the Prosthodontic Society of Singapore and Chairman of the Academy of 

Medicine Singapore (Chapter of Dental Surgeons). 

His special interests lie in the diagnosis and management of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD), chronic orofacial 

pain and sleep disordered breathing. He is well published and has contributed to prosthodontic textbooks and served on several 

editorial boards, including that of the Journal of Craniomandibular Practice (USA). He has given many presentations and courses 

on TMD, Occlusion, Prosthodontics and Dental Sleep Medicine, both locally and overseas. 

He holds memberships in several professional associations including the International College of Prosthodontists, American 

Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Academy of Osseointegration, American Equilibration Society, Pain Association of Singapore, 

and is Academic Advisor to the International Sleep Academy. 

He is currently the Clinical Director of T32 Dental Centre (Specialist Division) at Camden Medical Centre. 

Nikhilesh R VAID 

Nikhilesh R Vaid is a Consultant Orthodontist and Dentofacial Orthopaedician, practicing exclusively in orthodontics in Mumbai, 

attached to the prestigious Breach Candy Hospital. He is an alumnus of the JSS Dental College, Mysore and the Bharati Vidyapeeth 

Dental College, Pune. He passed his MDS exams securing the highest marks in Orthodontics in the State of Karnataka in RGUHS. 

He has trained in the use of Lingual Orthodontic appliances in Germany, UK, Korea and is amongst the first few to use Plastic 

Aligner therapy in India, for which he holds the international certification in four different systems and is also an international 

trainer for two of the CAD CAM Systems. 

Dr Vaid is a Fellow of the World Federation of Orthodontics and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is an International Member of 

the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO). He has been appointed by the Asia Pacific Orthodontic Society, the Founder 

Editor of “APOS Trends in Orthodontics - A web based international journal”. 

He has to his credit, various publications in national and international journals, and was the Joint Editor of the Journal of the 

Indian Orthodontic Society. Currently he is an Executive Committee Member of the Indian Orthodontic Society, in his third term. 

Dr Vaid has lectured at many international and national dental and orthodontic forums, including the FDI & the WFO. His 

current interests include Cruising, Modern Indian Art & Bollywood Flicks. 

Tony Weir 

Tony Weir received his Bachelor of Dental Science at the University of Queensland and his MDS Ortho at the University of 

Adelaide. He has over 20 years of experience in dentistry in Brisbane. Dr. Weir is a member of the Australian Dental Association, 

the Australian Society of Orthodontists, the Australasian Society of Lingual Orthodontists, the Australian Orthodontic Board 

and the Australian Orthodontic Journal Editorial Committee. He taught as a visiting lecturer at the University of Queensland 

Postgraduate Orthodontic Programme from 1997 to 2004. He was Invisalign accredited in 2002 and reached Platinum status in 

2006, becoming the first Platinum Provider in Australia. While remaining a Platinum Elite Provider and a Clinical Consultant to 

Invisalign Australia till today, Dr. Weir lectured about Invisalign in numerous international events and universities in places galore, 

including Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland. 

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THE ACCURACY OF BOLTON ANALYSIS AND LITTLE IRREGULARITY INDEX ON DIGITAL STUDY MODELS WITH ANTERIOR 

CROWDING 

By Dr. Luciana 

IMPROVING GINGIVAL ZENITH IN A UNILATERAL CLEFT PATIENT USING PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN (PRF) 

By Dr. Madhumitha Natarajan 

PHOSPHATE-BASED GLASSES: THE POTENTIAL FOR USE AS AN AESTHETIC AND ANTIBACTERIAL ORTHODONTIC BRACKET 

MATERIAL 

By Dr. May Eide 

IMPLANT RESTORATION OF A MISSING TOOTH: AN ADVANCED PERIODONTAL ORTHODONTIC APPROACH 

By Dr. Mohamed El Mehdi Echchadi 

RIDGE AUGMENTATION TO ENHANCE AESTHETICS IN A UNILATERAL CLEFT PALATE PATIENT USING PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN (PRF) 

By Dr. Madhumitha Natarajan 

PRECISION OF MEASUREMENTS ON 3D DIGITIZED MODELS COMPARED WITH MEASUREMENT ON STONE MODELS: A 

PRELIMINARY REPORT 

By Dr. Wan Nurazreena Wan Hassan 

THE IMPACT OF WATERLASE LASER RECYCLING METHOD ON SBS OF STAINLESS STEEL ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS 

By Dr. Faisal Ismail 

MOISTURE CONTAMINATION AND MOISTURE TOLERANT LIGHT CURE SYSTEMS – A 12 MONTH CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF 

BOND FAILURES 

By Dr. Sukanya Ranganathan 

HYPOPLASTIC MAXILLA – NEWER TREATMENT OPTIONS 

By Dr. Sunitha Chakravarthi 

CLINICAL EFFICIENCY OF A MODIFIED CONVENTIONAL PREADJUSTED APPLIANCE – A PROSPECTIVE STUDY 

By Dr. Mala Ram Manohar 

SPEECH EVALUATION IN ORTHODONTICS 

By Dr. Sameer Kumar 

ORTHO-PERIO SYMBIOSIS 

By Dr. Nithya Jgdish 

EFFECT OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY, LOW INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT AND THE COMBINATION ON 

OSTEOBLAST CELLS PROLIFERATION AND DIFFRENTIATION 

By Dr. Mohammed Jawad 

A THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (3D CT) STUDY OF MAXILLAY SINUS IN MALAYS 

By Professor Rozita Hassan 

EVALUATION OF FACIAL AESTHETICS SELF-RATINGS, SELF-REPORTED DESIRE FOR FURTHER TREATMENT AND SATISFACTION 

WITH TREATMENT BY ADULT PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY TREATED FOR OROFACIAL CLEFTING 

By Dr. Peter Foo 

FACIAL AESTHETICS AND DESIRE FOR FURTHER TREATMENT OF ADULT PATIENTS TREATED FOR OROFACIAL CLEFTING; A 

COMPARISON OF EXPERT AND LAY PEOPLE PANEL RATINGS WITH SELF-REPORTED RATINGS 

By Dr. Peter Foo 

SOFT TISSUE MORPHOLOGY OF THE NASO-MAXILLARY COMPLEX FOLLOWING SURGICAL CORRECTION OF MAXILLARY 

HYPOPLASIA 

By Dr. Thushala Ubaya 

ALTERATIONS IN SERUM MARKERS OF BONE REMODELLING FOLLOWING APPLIANCE-INDUCED OSTEOPENIA IN THE RAT: 

DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE (DPD) CROSSLINKS AND LEPTIN 

By Dr. Lih Wei Song 

EFFECTS OF BUCCAL CORRIDORS ON SMILE ESTHETICS IN INDIAN ORTHODONTISTS, GENERAL DENTIST AND LAY PEOPLE 

By Dr. Manan Atit 


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Credit Card (Only VISA or Master) 

For payment made by credit card, please indicate your contact details below. 

Our customer service team will be contacting you within the next 24 hours 

to take payment. Please do not send any credit card information by email or 

by fax. 

*Credit card will be charged in SGD based on the prevailing exchange rates. 

Additional 2.35% admin charge is applicable. 

TEL 

Fax 

Email 

Name Credit Card Holder: 

Department: 

Direct Phone No.: 

Please complete the following section if different from COMPANY INFORMATION 

Company Name 

ADDRESS 

POSTal CODE Country Company Website 

Email: 

Important Note: Please quote the name of the delegate and event title on the 

advice when remitting payment. Overseas Bank charges are not to be deducted 

from the participation costs. Payment to be made within a week of registration. 

Attendance will only be admitted upon the receipt of full payment. 

Substitution / Cancellation: Should you be unable to attend, a substitute 

delegate is welcome in your place at no extra charge. If this is not suitable, 

cancellations received in writing 14 working days before the event will be entitled 

to a full refund less 10% administration fee. Cancellations after 14 working days 

before the event are subjected to full payment. 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the programme may change. Informa reserves 

the right to alter the programme details including the venue and/or speakers.

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