WFO-Gazette Vol. 9 Issue 2

WFO
The official newsletter of the
World Federation of Orthodontists
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 1 - 2012
First articles of the Journal of the World Federation of
Orthodontists are now online at www.jwfo.org
The first articles of the Journal of the World Federation
of Orthodontists (JWFO) are now available at www.jwfo.org.
The JWFO is offered exclusively online, and WFO members
have complete access to the peer-reviewed journal’s content as
a membership benefit. Elsevier, the world’s leading provider of
science and health information, is the publisher and is managing
the journal website.
WFO members need to register and activate their subscriptions
to gain access to the full-text articles. At the top of the home page,
select the “Register” link. In the pull-down menu, select the link
“Register and Activate Your Subscription.” After registering an
account, members must return to the login/registration page
and select the link “Claim Online Access to Full-text Articles.”
The full issue of the JWFO will be published online in the
coming weeks and should be available by the end of April. To
receive an e-mail notification when a new issue is published,
select the “New Issue Alert” on the website.
“The initial reaction of the world orthodontic community
to the launch of the JWFO was excellent,” said Dr. Jorge Faber,
editor-in-chief of the JWFO. “All members of the editorial board
enthusiastically accepted the invitation to be part of this team
(see the related sidebar on this page). This has a special
meaning since they are all among the best in the world in their
fields of expertise. We have received several manuscripts from
different continents, and many were accepted for publication.
I believe that the WFO members will enjoy reading the articles
that are online and will approve the multimedia content that we
are developing for the journal.”
WFO is expanding its
online presence with a
newly redesigned website
Dr. Faber is now looking ahead to the next issue and
encourages WFO members to submit manuscripts, especially
those that relate to skeletal anchorage. Interested authors
can review author guidelines and submit articles via Elsevier’s
submission website for the JWFO: http://ees.elsevier.com/jwfo.
The authors of the best two articles published in the JWFO
in 2012 will receive priority consideration by the scientific
committee of the 8th International Orthodontic Congress (IOC)
for possible inclusion in the “Rising Stars” program that will
be offered at the IOC in London, England, in 2015.
The WFO is on the verge of launching its newly
redesigned website. The site, www.wfo.org, will feature a
new look, reorganized content and expanded offerings to
better serve WFO members and WFO affiliate organizations.
By the time WFO members receive this WFO Gazette, the
site, most likely, will be live.
“The new website will help bring together all
orthodontists from around the world,” said Dr. Amanda
Maplethorp, who, as a member of the WFO Executive
Committee, coordinated the redesign of the site. “This is
just the first step in our efforts to establish a strong online
presence and improve communication with members and
affiliate organizations. We are always looking for ways to
better serve the membership.”
The user-friendly site will offer a members-only
section that will allow WFO members to update their
membership information, access the new Journal of the
World Federation of Orthodontists, renew membership
dues and purchase WFO merchandise.
JWFO editor-in-chief selects
editorial board
• Case Reports: Dr. Elliott Moskowitz of New York
University, USA
• Clinician’s Corner: Dr. John Monticello, Grand
Rapids, Michigan, USA
• Dental Materials: Dr. Shin-Jae Lee of Seoul National
University, Korea
• Oral Biology, Growth and Development:
Dr. Guoqiang Guan of the State University of New York
at Buffalo, USA
• Multimedia Content: Dr. Flavia Artese of Rio de
Janeiro State University, Brazil
• Scientific Method in Dentistry: Dr. Adam Qingsong
Ye of James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
WFO affiliate organizations use social media to disseminate
news to members, the public on a regular basis
With social media outlets, such as Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube and Google+, continuing to grow at an astronomical
rate, several WFO affiliate orthodontic organizations are taking
advantage of social media to communicate with their members
and the public.
The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) created its
member Facebook page in 2009. The AAO’s Facebook presence
now includes pages for the association’s general membership,
the public, those interested in the Annual Session, and those
individuals who are AAO resident communications liaisons.
Both the AAO’s member website, www.AAOinfo.org, and the
public website, www.mylifemysmile.org, feature links to the
Facebook pages, as well as the other social media sites. Within
Facebook, search for the American Association of Orthodontists
or AAO to find the various pages.
“The AAO wants to communicate with our members in every
feasible way,” said Dr. Michael Rogers, president of the AAO.
“Facebook has the largest audience, it is free and a future safe
bet. In addition, it fits into all of our marketing plans. Through
this outlet, the AAO posts videos, has written communication,
as well as timely articles about orthodontics.”
Burt Bollinger, senior manager of communications/marketing
for the AAO, maintains the majority of the AAO’s pages, as well
as the association’s presence on Google+ and YouTube. “My
goal is to create a place on Facebook, where our very busy
members already are, so that when they log in, they will find
AAO member information right there waiting for them.”
Dr. Greg Jorgensen, a member of the AAO’s Peer-to-peer
Social Media Cohort Task Force and chair of the AAO Committee
on Information Technology, appreciates this strength of social
media the most. “The information comes to you; you don’t have
to go looking for it,” he said. “It is ‘inbound marketing,’ and
those who receive it are only those who have indicated interest.”
The AAO member Facebook page, which is open to anyone
who “likes” the page, has approximately 5,000 followers. “Our
daily active users range from 500 to 1,500 per day,” Mr. Bollinger
said. “This is the number of people who have interacted with or
viewed our page or its posts on a daily basis.”
To keep the pages fresh, Mr. Bollinger will post information
two to three times a week. “I feel very strongly about not
bombarding our members and those who ‘like’ our page
with too much information. There is a fine line between being
helpful and being annoying. I’d prefer to give less information
than more, as I don’t want people to ‘unlike’ or block our page
from their feeds.”
He also responds to posts in 24 hours. “Response time is
very important when it comes to social media,” he said.
For those organizations considering the creation of a
Facebook page or a Twitter account, Mr. Bollinger encourages
them to get started today. “This is easier than many would
believe,” he said. “It should not be difficult to find content; it
can be as easy as pulling articles from your newsletter. I would
also stress the importance of video. Get a camera and some
editing software and take your message directly to members.
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The site will feature expanded sections on the WFO
affiliate organizations and the governance of the WFO.
WFO members will also find links to the upcoming 8th
International Orthodontic Congress, a reorganized news
section and the online directory. In addition, orthodontists
and orthodontic organizations interested in joining the
WFO can download the appropriate application.
"Since the WFO launched its website in the late 1990s,
much has changed with how society interacts online,” said
Dr. Roberto Justus, WFO president. “A great percentage
of the WFO members now have access to the Internet.
It is crucial for an organization, such as the WFO, to have
an intuitive, well-organized and informative website. We
believe the new WFO website has all of these attributes, and
we will strive to build upon this foundation. I encourage
all WFO members to visit the site and to also take part in
our newest online resource, the Journal of the World
Federation of Orthodontists."
IN THIS ISSUE
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British Orthodontic Society offers
WFO members exclusive registration savings
for the 8th IOC in London in 2015
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WFO fellow’s movie and photographs capture
interest of Korean museum officials, public
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British Orthodontic Society offers WFO members exclusive
registration savings for the 8th IOC in London in 2015
The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) invites all WFO
members to register now for the 8th International Orthodontic
Congress (IOC) that will take place in London, England, Sept.
27-30, 2015. The BOS is offering an innovative debenture
package to WFO members (including WFO student members)
ONLY. The debenture package provides unique privileges
to those who sign up. Specifically, participants qualify for
a significantly reduced congress rate and may spread the
registration payments over a four-year period.
The 8th IOC will bring together the world orthodontic family
for four days of education, entertainment and enjoyment. It will
be held in London’s premier conference venue, ExCeL, which is
located in an area of the city that is undergoing a renaissance in
preparation for the Summer Olympics in 2012. With excellent
conference facilities that can cater to over 10,000 delegates
and exhibitors and brand new transport links that can whisk
attendees into the center of London in the blink of an eye, ExCeL
is the ideal venue for the world’s greatest orthodontic meeting.
The British Orthodontic Society has a track record of
organizing spectacular meetings and conferences, and, by
offering a debenture package, the BOS is encouraging delegates
to sign up early at a reduced rate, spreading the cost over four
years. “By the time 2015 arrives, debenture holders will hardly
have to pay a thing and can save their money for enjoying their
stay in London and the UK,” said Dr. Jonathan Sandler, chair of
the 8th IOC.
Visit http://wfo2015london.org/ to register now and to learn
more about the 8th IOC.
WFO president to attend several 2012 orthodontic meetings
on behalf of the World Federation of Orthodontists
Every year the WFO president and the Executive Committee
representatives attend WFO affiliate organization meetings and
other orthodontic continuing-education events to foster support
for the WFO.
For 2012, Dr. Roberto Justus, president of the WFO, has
been invited to attend several meetings as a keynote speaker.
In all, he has attended or will attend the following meetings1:
• 1st International and 2nd National Orthodontic
Conference of the Bangladesh Orthodontic Society
Jan. 26-28, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
• American Board of Orthodontics’ Clinical
Examination
Feb. 17-22, in Dallas, Texas, USA
(Dr. Justus served as an examiner)
• 5th Congresso Paulista of the Associação Brasileira
de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial
April 20-24, in São Paulo, Brazil
• 112th Annual Session of the American Association
of Orthodontists
May 3-9, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• 88th Congress of the European Orthodontic
Society
June 18-23, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• American Board of Orthodontics’ Clinical
Examination
Aug. 23-26, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
(Dr. Justus will serve as an examiner)
• Multidisciplinary Meeting of Craniofacial
Alterations
Sept. 13-15, at Monterrey University in Monterrey, Mexico
• 11th Annual Session of the Chinese Orthodontic
Society
Sept. 19-23, in Beijing, China
• 12th Panhellenic Orthodontic Congress of the Greek
Association for Orthodontic Study and Research
Sept. 28-29, in Athens, Greece
• 47th Indian Orthodontic Conference and the
8th Asian Pacific Orthodontic Conference
Nov. 29-Dec. 2, in New Delhi, India.
On May 29, Dr. Justus will give lectures to the residents of
the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Washington
in Seattle, Washington, USA, as the 2012 Kokich-Shapiro Visiting
Scholar.
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The above dates reflect when Dr. Justus was or will be in
attendance at the various events. These dates do not necessarily
correspond to the official meeting dates.
WFO encourages affiliate
organizations to participate
in the study on specialty
By now, presidents of the 109 affiliate organizations of the
WFO should have received an extensive questionnaire designed
to collect data on the current characteristics and standards of
the orthodontic specialty worldwide.
In 2011, the WFO commissioned a follow-up study to one
it conducted more than a decade ago in an effort to gather
extensive information on the global orthodontic community.
The original two-year study, which began in 1997, investigated
how the specialty is practiced, as well as the methods used
by professionals in different countries and regions to deliver
orthodontic care. This new study will build on the data collected
previously.
Dr. Neil Kessel, a second-year orthodontic resident at the
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC), is coordinating
the follow-up study on behalf of the WFO. This project is the basis
of his master’s thesis. Dr. H. Garland Hershey, UNC professor of
orthodontics and former vice chancellor of the university, is
serving as an advisor to Dr. Kessel on this project.
The questionnaire is similar to the original 14-page survey,
which covered regulations and definitions, legislation, education, human resources, orthodontic practice environment, and
characteristics of the WFO affiliate organizations. Additional
questions address new aspects of the specialty that have developed
over the past 13 years.
The questionnaire was sent by e-mail to the affiliate
organizations. If you are a president of an affiliate organization
and have not received the e-mail or have questions about this
survey, please contact the WFO Secretariat at wfo@wfo.org.
AAO to sponsor breakfast reception for
WFO affiliate organization presidents
The WFO has invited WFO affiliate organization
presidents, or their representatives, to attend a breakfast
reception May 6, 2012. The breakfast reception is sponsored
annually by the American Association of Orthodontists
(AAO) in conjunction with its Annual Session. The AAO
will hold its 112th Annual Session May 4-8 in Honolulu,
Hawaii, USA.
Members of the WFO Executive Committee, including
President Dr. Roberto Justus and Secretary-General Dr.
William DeKock, will report on the WFO’s recent activities.
Look to the next issue of the WFO Gazette for details
on this event.
WFO Affiliate Organizations Use Social Media
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Brief video clips have become one of my favorite ways of
spreading information to our busy members. It’s fast, direct
and to the point. As time passes, video will become a preferred
method of communicating with new and younger members.”
Mr. Bollinger uses Vimeo to host the AAO’s videos and then
shares the link on the member Facebook page. “Members can
watch the videos without ever leaving Facebook,” he said.
Mr. Bollinger notes that an association’s members may
vary in how they use the social media sites. “Every membership
group is different,” he said “One group may be less ‘active’
than another, but that should not discourage you. The goal is
getting out good and timely information on a platform that your
members are using. For the AAO, Facebook and Twitter are
that platform.”
The Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society (APOS) also created
a Facebook page in 2009. Its page focuses on the APOS
publications — the APOS News and APOS Trends in
Orthodontics. Like the AAO, the APOS has a link to the page
on its website, www.apospublications.com. The page can also
be found within Facebook by searching for APOS Publications.
While the AAO’s pages are open, the APOS has chosen to create a closed page, and interested individuals must request
to join in order to gain access to the page. To date, the APOS
Publications page has more than 500 members. Dr. Nikhilesh
Vaid, editor of the APOS publications, hopes the page exceeds
1,000 members by year-end.
“The advantages of a closed group are being able to monitor
comments and information,” Dr. Vaid said. “We want it for
fraternal and scientific interaction between orthodontists and
not used for commercial enterprises. We are also sensitive about
non-orthodontists posting or joining the group, especially if they
aren’t members or aren’t eligible to be members of the specialty
organization of the country they belong to.”
Dr. Vaid, who posts to the page every other day, offers
conference reports and programs through the page and
encourages clinical discussions. He also posts upcoming
events, product information and achievements of members.
“It helps in quick dissemination of information and
knowledge and provides a common platform for fraternal
interactions and bonding in an informal manner,” he said.
The Philippine Board of Orthodontics (PBO) and the
Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO) also have
official Facebook pages, which are listed under the name of
each organization. The organizations’ websites, www.pbo.ph
and www.apo.com.ph, have links to the Facebook pages as well.
“Like the APO, the PBO has its own Facebook page to
become more accessible to society that relies on this social
medium for news and connections,” said Dr. Robert Eustaquio,
chairman of the PBO. “We’ve had our website for more than
five years and have been on Facebook since last year.”
These are just a few of the organizations using social media.
Log in to Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube to search for
other orthodontic societies.
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WFO fellow’s movie and photographs capture interest of Korean museum officials, public
An orthodontist’s passion for photography and film has
resulted in the preservation of rare color photographs and
movie footage of Korean villagers pursuing daily life during a
time of war.
Sixty years ago, Dr. Charles Burstone, now a WFO fellow
and professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut School
of Dental Medicine, was serving as a captain in the United States
Air Force. For eight months, he was stationed at the K-9 Air
Base in the Suyeong district of Busan in South Korea toward the
end of the Korean War. While there, he provided dental care to
the troops and the local villagers.
This is the bridge to the K-9 Air Base. The base housing
and runways are visible in the distance. The man in the
foreground uses a bamboo pole to balance the weight
of his heavy load.
Although he was on call seven days a week, Dr. Burstone
would take daily walks around the base and surrounding area,
usually during his lunch break or at the end of the day. Armed
only with his Konica camera and Kodak 8-mm movie camera, he
captured villagers going about their daily tasks. He photographed
peaceful images of children playing, men fishing and villagers
at the local market, among many other pastoral scenes.
The end of the K-9
Air Base runway
was situated near
the Korea Strait of
the Pacific Ocean.
Koreans would
picnic near the
water and fish for
seafood.
“Many times we’d also visit the British, Australian and Italian
troops,” Dr. Burstone said. “We would take an ambulance,
but we were never armed” so as not to attract the attention
of guerillas.
When he returned to the United States, he developed the
film and created a movie of the images, carefully labeling
many of the scenes. With his service in the Air Force complete,
Dr. Burstone embarked on his career in orthodontics, completing
In 2008, Dr. Park shared the film with the National Folk
Museum of Korea in Seoul. By this point, Dr. Burstone had
transferred the movie to DVD. The museum officials were
interested in the material — so much so that the museum
sent a delegation to interview and film Dr. Burstone at his
Connecticut home in 2010. Dr. Burstone donated his original
film footage, as well as 79 color photographs to the museum.
From all of this material, the museum curators developed an
exhibit, documentary film and book, entitled Korea 1952.
This is the market in Tongnae, Korea, in 1952.
At that time, Tongnae was a small town of
500 people and was well-known for its hot
springs. Today, it has a population of more
than 1 million people.
his master’s degree in 1955. That same year, he became an
assistant professor in the Department of Orthodontics at Indiana
University.
As the years passed and his academic career progressed,
Dr. Burstone continued to photograph and film his travels. His
collection grew, and he frequently showed his colleagues his
movies. In 1984, Dr. Burstone, then professor and head of the
Department of Orthodontics at the University of Connecticut,
showed the movie from Korea to his orthodontic colleague
Dr. Young Chel Park of Seoul, Korea. Dr. Park, at the time, was
a visiting professor at the university. Currently, he is a professor
in the Department of Orthodontics at Yonsei University College
of Dentistry in Seoul and president of the World Implant
Orthodontic Association.
Dr. Charles Burstone attends the special exhibit
Korea 1952 at the National Folk Museum of
Korea in Seoul, Korea, in September 2011.
“It was a pleasant and unexpected surprise to find a bit of
home while abroad,” said Dr. Park, who is a WFO fellow and
a past president of the Korean Association of Orthodontists.
“1952 was an important year in modern Korean history as it is
the year that the Korean War came to an end. At the time, any
record of the war in the form of photography or film footage
was quite rare. This is why Dr. Burstone’s films are so special;
they are color movies that accurately portray the living conditions
of Koreans following the war. The viewer is able to see what
everyday life was like for Koreans, as well as what the cities
and countryside looked like at the time.”
Dr. Charles Burstone donated his original
movie footage and photographs of his time
in Korea in 1952 to the National Folk Museum
of Korea in Seoul, Korea.
The museum’s special exhibit ran from June 22 to Sept. 5,
2011. News of his contribution became widely spread when
most of the Korean television stations included a segment on
the documentary film during the primetime news.
“I think all of us take pictures, and they get thrown out
or put away,” said Dr. Burstone, who recently returned to the
United States after teaching at the University of Western Australia
in Perth. “It was nice that this has been done. The collection is
part of the museum’s permanent collection, and research
scholars will use the materials.”
Last year, the Korean government invited Dr. Burstone to visit
Korea as part of the initiative Korea Revisit, which is offered to
American Korean War veterans as a thank you for their service.
Dr. Burstone accepted the invitation and traveled to Korea in
September. While there, Dr. Burstone met with his colleagues
at the National Folk Museum of Korea and saw the exhibit in
person. He also visited orthodontic colleagues and gave a
lecture at Yonsei University. In addition, he and other veterans
from the Korean War participated in a special remembrance
ceremony.
“My respect for Dr. Burstone reached new heights as I saw
this project come to fruition,” said Dr. Park, who had the honor
of attending the exhibit with Dr. Burstone as his lifelong student.
“He was able to capture his affection and curiosity for Koreans
and their lifestyles at the end of the war into his movies. He has
been able to make a priceless contribution to modern Korean
history by providing a window to the Korean War.”
WFO exceeds 8,400 fellows and members, 100 affiliate organizations
More than 8,400 WFO fellows and members now enjoy the
membership benefits of the WFO. The WFO offers four categories
of membership: fellow, academic member, student member and
retired member.
WFO fellows and members receive the following benefits:
• free subscriptions to the WFO Gazette and the Journal
of the World Federation of Orthodontists (JWFO),
• a listing in the WFO online membership directory, and
• reduced registration fees for major orthodontic
conferences.
“WFO fellows and members stand out as bona fide
orthodontists worldwide,” said Dr. Roberto Justus, president
of the WFO. “The fellows and members all meet stringent
qualifications that ensure they are specialists in orthodontics.”
To date, the WFO has 109 affiliate organizations, including
eight regional affiliate organizations. As a result, the WFO has
representation in more than 100 countries around the world.
When Dr. Justus travels to various orthodontic conferences
around the world, he encourages the orthodontists to join the
WFO. “Increased membership strengthens the corresponding
affiliated societies,” he said.
The Macedonian Orthodontic Society (MOS) most recently
joined the WFO as an affiliate organization. “We decided to
join the WFO because it is the mother of all societies from the
world,” said Dr. Radmila Dimovska, general secretary of the
MOS, who is encouraging the 123 members of the MOS to join
the WFO as fellows. The organization joined the WFO in January
2011.
At this time, the following affiliate organizations have the
largest number of WFO fellows:
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American Association of Orthodontists – 1,266 fellows,
Chinese Orthodontic Society – 919 fellows,
Japanese Orthodontic Society – 516 fellows,
Korean Association of Orthodontists – 398 fellows,
Associação Brasileira de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial –
296 fellows,
• Australian Society of Orthodontists – 259 fellows,
• British Orthodontic Society – 242 fellows,
• German Orthodontic Society – 215 fellows,
• Sociedad Española de Ortodoncia – 213 fellows,
• Asociación Mexicana de Ortodoncia – 208 fellows.
The WFO online directory offers a complete listing of all
affiliate organizations. Go to www.wfo.org to access this
resource. The WFO has also posted applications for all member
classification categories on its website.
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Association of Philippine Orthodontists receives accolades, recognition in 2011
Throughout 2011, the Association of Philippine Orthodontists
(APO) received several accolades, beginning with recognition
from the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission’s Board
of Dentistry (PRC-BOD) in January.
The PRC-BOD accredited the APO, an affiliate of the Philippine
Dental Association (PDA), as the official specialty society for
orthodontics in the Philippines. APO representatives attended
the ceremony Jan. 26, 2011, at the Manila Hotel in Manila,
Philippines. The APO, founded in 1980, has 135 members.
“The greater challenge for the APO, I believe, is not only to be
THE recognized orthodontic specialty group in the Philippines
but also to keep up with the international standard of providing
orthodontic care,” said Dr. Roberto Tan, president of the APO.
“Meeting this challenge will ensure the highest standards
of orthodontic service and practice in the country, thereby
protecting the public and the profession. Our role as a specialty
organization can only be realized when we can truly be of service
to the community, to the organization and to our profession.
“With this recognition, the APO also continues its commitment
to the upliftment of orthodontic education in the Philippines,
both in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs,” he said.
Recently, the APO has been furthering this commitment to
the postgraduate programs through the Philippine Board of
Orthodontics (PBO), the examination and accreditation arm
of the APO. Of the four existing university-based postgraduate
orthodontic programs in the Philippines, the PBO, at this time,
has accredited the programs at the Centro Escolar University
and the University of the Philippines. As of 2012, APO graduate
student membership status is granted only to those full-time
students enrolled in the PBO-accredited programs. In January
2012, three of these students passed the PBO Written Examination;
upon their graduation, they may apply for membership in the APO.
“Through the accreditation, the PBO seeks to partner
with the orthodontic graduate programs so that their graduate
students can integrate their orthodontic education with the PBO
examination process,” said Dr. Robert Eustaquio, chairman of
the PBO. “This would streamline their certification process as
part of their professional career growth. Ours is a work in
progress, and we aspire to follow the WFO Guidelines for
Postgraduate Orthodontic Education.
“It is my hope that participation in the PBO examinations
will be a sought-after ‘rite of spring’ and professional distinction
as part of the orthodontist’s career and personal growth,” he said.
In November 2011, the PDA recognized the APO as the Most
Outstanding Specialty Affiliate Chapter during its 2011 Awards
Night. The PDA also recognized Dr. Tan as the Most Outstanding
Specialty Affiliate President.
“Truly, 2011 was a very busy year for the APO, and we are
The Philippine Dental Association (PDA) recognized
the Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO) as
the Most Outstanding Specialty Affiliate Chapter in 2011.
The PDA also recognized Dr. Roberto Tan, president of
the APO, as the Most Outstanding Specialty Affiliate
President. Here, Dr. Tan (center) accepts the awards from
PDA representatives. The PDA Awards Night was held
Nov. 20, 2011.
so blessed,” Dr. Tan said. “While we bask in the goals achieved
and requirements met in 2011, we cannot help but wonder what
is in store for us in 2012.”
To learn more about the APO, go to www.apo.com.ph. The
website for the PBO is www.pbo.ph.
Flooding interferes with Thai Association of Orthodontists’ 2011 Scientific Meeting
In 2011, Thailand encountered months of heavy rains. Late
in the year, flooding in northern Thailand had reached historic
levels. By October, the city center of Bangkok, Thailand, was
threatened. Faced with uncertainties caused by this growing
natural disaster, the Thai Association of Orthodontists (ThaAO)
postponed its 2011 Scientific Meeting in November to Feb.
13-15, 2012. The ThaAO made its decision Nov. 1, 2011.
“We were very fortunate that all invited speakers, our
members, trade exhibitors, the hotel, etc., all understood the
situation,” said Dr. Somchai Satravaha, president of the ThaAO,
noting that the meeting venue, the Centara Grand & Bangkok
Convention Center at CentralWorld, in Bangkok was not flooded.
“We were then able to take necessary measures and got through
this situation without much difficulty.”
The meeting drew 265 attendees and featured several
international speakers, including Dr. Mauricio Gonzalez-Balut;
Dr. Guillermo Perez Cortez; Dr. Kenneth Kai; Dr. Rebecca
Poling; Sarah Pompa, RDA; Dr. Mogan Rogers; Dr. Christopher
Roncone; Dr. Glenn Sameshima; and Dr. Ray Sugiyama.
To assist others who were affected by the flooding, the ThaAO
members also donated to the Thai Red Cross. Dr. Satravaha
reported that some of the ThaAO members’ homes and/or
offices were flooded. The organization reached out to those
members living in the flooded areas, but none requested help
from the ThaAO. “Most of us were on high alert, monitored the
situation and did what we thought would be best to prevent or
to minimize the damage that might be caused by the flood,”
Dr. Satravaha said. “We are very fortunate that things are now,
more or less, back to normal.”
In December 2011, the ThaAO was able to resume its
volunteer program that assists cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients
in northeastern Thailand. On a monthly basis, ThaAO volunteers
travel to the CLP care center at the Maharaj Hospital in the
province of Nakhon Ratchasima to provide orthodontic care
to the CLP patients. Due to flooded roads, the orthodontists
could not travel to the hospital during the months of October
and November. “The children were very happy to see us again
(in December),” Dr. Satravaha said. “They surely missed us!
We missed them, too."
The ThaAO will hold its next Scientific Meeting July 16-18,
2012, at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Center at
CentralWorld, in Bangkok. The theme of the meeting is
“Celebrating the ThaAO’s 30 Years in Style.”
To learn more about the ThaAO, go to www.thaiortho.org.
Excessive flooding in Bangkok, Thailand, forced the
Thai Association of Orthodontists (ThaAO) to postpone
its November 2011 Scientific Meeting until February 2012.
The conference program included several international
speakers. Pictured here, from left, are Dr. Opas
Wiwatworakul, Dr. Guillermo Perez Cortez (speaker),
Dr. Narumol Taweesedt, Dr. Rebecca Poling (speaker),
Dr. Kenneth Kai (speaker), Dr. Somchai Satravaha,
Dr. Ray Sugiyama (speaker), Dr. Tanan Jaruprakorn,
Sarah Pompa (speaker), Dr. Prinya Pathomkulmai,
Dr. Tasanee Wangsrimongkol, Dr. Pornkana Asavanamuang,
Dr. Nicolas Salesse, Dr. Thanatpiya Somsuk, and Dr. Nisa
Chittiwatanapong.
Scientific journal of the Japanese Orthodontic Society celebrates 80th anniversary
The Japanese Orthodontic Society (JOS) published the
first issue of its official scientific journal in 1932, six years
after the founding of the JOS. Eighty years later, the journal,
now known as Orthodontic Waves, continues to flourish and
is now published in both English and Japanese.
From the beginning, the journal offered articles that
pertained to both orthodontic clinical and basic research. In
1998, the JOS renamed the journal Orthodontic Waves (ODW).
Since 2004, the ODW has been divided into two separate issues
— an English version and a Japanese version. The English
edition is published four times a year, and the Japanese edition
is published three times a year.
“The role of an official journal of academic societies is
crucial to providing news of latest technologies and developing
trends in relevant fields,” said Dr. Isao Saito, editor-in-chief of
ODW. “Keeping this responsibility in mind, ODW would also
like to provide as many invaluable and informative articles as
possible for subscribers with a view to serve as the leading
orthodontic journal, especially in the Asian market. For the
past four years, manuscripts have been submitted from various
places outside Japan, such as the United States, Brazil, England,
Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia,
UAE and Yemen.”
Eight associate editors serve on the ODW Editorial Board,
and 11 orthodontists from the United States, Australia, Thailand,
Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea and Japan serve on the International
Advisory Board.
The journal was cited in MEDLINE from 1965 to 1990,
but was accidentally
deleted, said Dr. Saito,
who is also the
professor and chair
of the Division of
Orthodontics at Niigata
University Graduate
School of Medical
and Dental Services in
Japan. He expects that
the journal will apply
to be reinstated in the
MEDLINE citations
in 2014.
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APOS publications honor global, regional orthodontic leaders
Two years ago, the Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society (APOS),
an affiliate regional organization of the WFO, founded two online
publications ― APOS Trends in Orthodontics, a scientific
journal, and APOS News, a newsletter. To mark this milestone,
the editors of the APOS publications honored Dr. Roberto Justus,
president of the WFO, and Dr. LOH Kai Woh, president of the
APOS, for their service to the orthodontic specialty.
Dr. Nikhilesh Vaid, editor of the publications, and Dr. Ashish
Gupta, co-editor, presented plaques to Dr. Justus and Dr. Loh
during the 1st Bangladesh International and 2nd National
Orthodontic Conference in January in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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“The dedication and passion with which these gentlemen have
served the respective organizations they represent is exemplary,”
Dr. Vaid said. “Making an effort to travel to the farthest and
developing member countries to encourage quality orthodontic
teaching and practice across the globe and the region respectively
is something that should make the entire fraternity proud.”
The APOS publications website, www.apospublications.com,
features six volumes of the APOS Trends in Orthodontics.
Several issues of the APOS News are also online. Since the
website’s debut, more than 4,000 orthodontists who belong
to the APOS have accessed the publications.
A n n o u n c e m e n t s
The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) has
announced the recipients of its top honors for 2012. The
following WFO fellows will receive an award from the
ABO during the 112th Annual Session of the American
Association of Orthodontists (AAO) in May. Dr. Lee W.
Graber, past president of the AAO and the WFO, will
receive the Albert H. Ketcham Memorial Award, the
ABO’s highest honor. Dr. David L. Turpin, editor emeritus
of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial
Orthopedics and a member of the WFO Executive
Committee, and Dr. Robert L. Vanarsdall, a professor
in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of
Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, will receive
the Dale B. Wade Award of Excellence in Orthodontics.
Dr. Allen H. Moffitt, past president of the ABO, will
receive the Earl E. and Wilma S. Shepard Distinguished
Service Award. Dr. Robert James Bray, past president
of the AAO, will receive the O.B. Vaughan Special
Recognition Award.
The Australian Society of Orthodontists (ASO) held
its 23rd Australian Orthodontic Congress Feb. 10-14, 2012,
in Perth, Western Australia. More than 1,000 people
attended this biennial congress. The program featured
international and national speakers who examined
current evidence-based clinical practice, scrutinized
new orthodontic technologies and reexamined the
recurrent orthodontic controversies. The pre-congress
Technology Day brought together doctors, industry
staff and sponsors to highlight the latest advancements
and trends in the orthodontic industry.
Dr. J. Mike Razza, immediate past
president of the Australian Society
of Orthodontists, presided over
the 23rd Australian Orthodontic
Congress in February 2012.
During the 1st International and 2nd National
Orthodontic Conference of the Bangladesh Orthodontic
Society (BOS) in January, Dr. Md. Emadul Haq, president
of the BOS, and Dr. Md. Zakir Hossain, secretary-general
of the BOS, awarded honorary membership in the BOS
to Dr. Roberto Justus, president of the WFO, and Dr. LOH
Kai Woh, president of the Asian Pacific Orthodontic
Society (APOS), in recognition of their continuous
support of the organization. Dr. Haq and Dr. Hossain also
awarded a plaque to Dr. Johnny Joung-Lin Liaw, vice
president of the Taiwan Association of Orthodontists
(TAO), to recognize the TAO’s support of the BOS.
On behalf of the TAO, Dr. Liaw presented a plaque of
appreciation to Dr. Haq and Dr. Hossain to recognize
the BOS for its support of the TAO. Dr. Haq and Dr.
Hossain also awarded a plaque of appreciation to the
editors of the Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society (APOS)
publications, Dr. Nikhilesh Vaid and Dr. Ashish Gupta.
They, in turn, presented a plaque of appreciation to
the BOS in recognition of the organization's activities.
Dr. Haq, Dr. Hossain and Dr. Kazi Abdul Khaleque also
received plaques of recognition for their contributions
to the BOS. More than 400 orthodontists and general
Dr. Md. Zakir Hossain, secretary-general of the
Bangladesh Orthodontic Society (BOS) and the
conference organizing committee, makes his inaugural
speech at the 1st International and 2nd National
Orthodontic Conference of the BOS in January in
Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was joined by Dr. Om Prakash
Kharbanda of India, guest of honor; Dr. LOH Kai Woh,
special guest as president of the Asian Pacific
Orthodontic Society; Dr. Roberto Justus, chief guest as
president of the WFO; Dr. Md. Emadul Haq, president
of the BOS and the conference organizing committee;
and Dr. Iqbal Hossain, guest of honor.
dentists attended this meeting, which featured 22
international speakers. The meeting also highlighted
25 oral presentations and 13 poster presentations.
Dr. Samir E. Bishara, a WFO honorary fellow who
died in 2010, will be recognized for his dedication
to the specialty of orthodontics and the education of
orthodontists. The AAO Foundation will posthumously
honor him with the 2012 Louise Ada Jarabak Memorial
International Teachers and Research Award during the
112th Annual Session of the American Association of
Orthodontists in May.
The Japanese Orthodontic Society (JOS) held its
70th Annual Meeting and 4th International Meeting Oct.
17-20, 2011, at the Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya,
Japan. More than 4,500 doctors participated in the
meeting, which featured six special lectures, six
symposiums, three clinical seminars, a round-table
discussion, oral and poster presentations, and case
presentations. The organizing chair was Dr. Shigemi
Goto, president of the JOS and professor in the
Department of Orthodontics at Aichi-Gakuin University
School of Dentistry. Official guests from abroad included
Dr. Roberto Justus, president of the WFO; Dr. Himawan
Halim, a member of the WFO Executive Committee;
Dr. Somchai Satravaha, a member of the WFO Executive
Committee and president of the Thai Association of
Orthodontists; and Dr. David Turpin, a member of the
WFO Executive Committee.
The JOS will hold its 71st Annual Meeting Sept.
26-28, 2012, in Morioka, Japan, which is located in the
Iwate Prefecture. “The Iwate Prefecture is located in
the northeastern part of Japan, and its coastal area was
seriously devastated by the tsunami on March 11, 2011,
although Morioka, an inland city, did not receive any
serious damage,” said Dr. Keiji Moriyama, a member
of the WFO Executive Committee and chair of the
JOS International Affairs Committee. “We believe the
forthcoming meeting to be an ideal chance to discuss
dental care for those who suffer from the aftermath of
the disaster.”
The 2011 financial statement for the WFO is now available online at www.wfo.org.
WFO
azette
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WFO fellows invited to participate in the Midwestern Society
of Orthodontists’ 2012 Annual Session Alaskan Cruise
The Midwestern Society of Orthodontists (MSO), a constituent
organization of the American Association of Orthodontists, will
celebrate its 75th anniversary during its 2012 MSO Annual Session
Alaskan Cruise Aug. 4-11. The MSO invites all WFO fellows,
along with their families and staff members, to participate in
this special continuing-education event.
The CE program, sponsored by 3M Unitek, will feature a
variety of topics for doctors and staff during “at sea” cruise times,
as well as notable speakers, including Dr. Lee Graber, past
president of the WFO; Dr. Vincent G. Kokich Sr., editor-in-chief
of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial
Orthopedics and honorary member of the WFO; Dr. Anoop
Sondhi; Rosemary Bray; and Marylee Maendler.
Cruise attendees will depart Seattle, WA, USA, on Aug. 4
on the ms Westerdam, which is part of the Holland America
cruise line.
If you are interested in participating in this continuingeducation event, you must register for the continuing-education
program through the MSO. Go to www.msortho.org to download
the continuing-education registration form. The CE program
registration fee for WFO fellows is $250 USD. This fee, which
will increase after May 14, 2012, applies to the educational
program only and not to any cruise-related charges. You must
book your cruise cabin separately through Special Event Cruises
by calling 800-422-0711 (U.S. and Canada) or +727-525-9696
(international). Book your cabin early for best availability.
Reserving your cabin does not register you for the meeting.
Additional information regarding the ship, the cruise itinerary
and the accommodations is available on the MSO website.
If you need additional information or assistance, contact
the MSO by e-mail at msortho@charter.net.
European Orthodontic Society encourages WFO fellows to
attend its 88th Congress in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The European Orthodontic Society (EOS) invites WFO fellows
to attend its 88th Congress June 18-23, 2012. The Palacio de
Congresos y Exposiciones de Galicia in Santiago de Compostela,
Spain, will be the site of this progressive continuing-education
meeting.
This conference will feature lectures on 3-D orthodontic
diagnosis, microimplants and new surgical procedures in
O r t h o d o n t i c
M e e t i n g s
orthodontic treatment.
Go to www.eos2012.com to review the continuing-education
program and to register. WFO fellows qualify for a reduced
registration fee of 625 €.
Look to the next issue of the WFO Gazette for highlights
from this meeting.
A r o u n d
T h e
W o r l d
Macedonian Orthodontic Society
2nd International Congress
Societa Italiana di Ortodonzia
24th SIDO International Congress
May 17-20, 2012
Congress Center
Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena
Skopje, Macedonia
e-mail: Macedonian.orthodontic.society@gmail.com
October 10-13, 2012
Fortezza da Basso
Florence, Italy
www.sido.it
Indonesian Association of Orthodontists
7th Bali Orthodontic Conference and Exhibition
June 7-9, 2012
Kartika Discovery Hotel
Bali, Indonesia
www.ikorti-iao.org
e-mail: bali_ortho@yahoo.com
Iranian Association of Orthodontists
10th International Congress
October 24-26, 2012
Tehran, Iran
Orthodontic Society of Ireland
European Orthodontic Society
88th Congress
November 23-24, 2012
K Club Hotel
Kildare, Ireland
www.orthodontics.ie
e-mail: info@orthodontics.ie
June 18-23, 2012
Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Galicia
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
www.eos2012.com
Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society
8th Asian Pacific Orthodontic Conference &
47th Indian Orthodontic Conference
Thai Association of Orthodontists
2012 Scientific Meeting
November 29-December 2, 2012
New Delhi, India
www.8thapoc-47thioc.in
July 16-18, 2012
Centara Grand & Bankok Convention Center at CentralWorld
Bangkok, Thailand
www.thaiortho.org
Association of Philippine Orthodontists
8th National Biennial Orthodontic Congress
August 6-7, 2012
Philippine International Convention Center
www.apo.com.ph
e-mail: apocongress@yahoo.com
Sociedad de Ortodoncia de Chile
XIV International Congress of Orthodontics
August 29-31, 2012
Casa Piedra Convention Center
Santiago, Chile
www.congresodeortodoncia.cl
e-mail: congreso@sortchile.cl
Japanese Orthodontic Society
71st Annual Meeting
September 26-28, 2012
Morioka, Japan
http://square.umin.ac.jp/jos-am/index_e.html
American Association of Orthodontists
113th Annual Session
May 3-7, 2013
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
www.AAOinfo.org
Australian Society of Orthodontists
24th Australian Orthodontic Congress
March 29-April 2, 2014
Adelaide Convention Centre
Adelaide, Australia
www.aso.org.au
Asian Pacific Orthodontic
Society, Indian Orthodontic
Society encourage WFO
fellows to attend upcoming
2012 conference
The Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society (APOS) and the
Indian Orthodontic Society (IOS) invite WFO fellows to attend
the 8th Asian Pacific Orthodontic Conference (APOC) and the
47th Indian Orthodontic Conference, which will be held Nov.
29-Dec. 2, 2012, at The Ashok in New Delhi, India.
The conference theme, “Embracing Diversity, Enriching
Orthodontics,” aims to encourage orthodontists from across the
world to come together and learn from each other. The program
will feature internationally renowned faculty, including Dr. Roberto
Justus, Dr. Birte Melsen, Dr. David Sarver, Dr. Guissepe Scuzzo,
Dr. Kyoto Takemato, Dr. LOH Kai Woh, Dr. Somchai Satravaha,
Dr. Ravindra Nanda, Dr. Rohit Sachdeva, and many others.
Additional information on the program, registration, social
events and tours may be found on the conference website,
www.8thapoc-47thioc.in. Organizers expect the conference to
attract more than 3,000 delegates. This level of participation
will further enrich each attendee’s experience.
“Apart from the outstanding scientific program, an elaborate
trade fair and the accompanying social events, the event shall
provide an excellent opportunity to forge new relationships
with professional colleagues from across the country and the
Asian-Pacific region,” said Dr. Nikhilesh Vaid, vice president
of the Indian Orthodontic Society. “Dr. Pradeep Chandra Shetty,
president of the IOS, myself and the entire IOS executive board
invite colleagues from across the globe to imbibe and savor the
best of Indian hospitality, culture and orthodontics by gracing
the largest orthodontic congress the region has ever seen.”
Members of the organizing committee note the history of
New Delhi in their welcome letter on the conference website.
Dr. U.S. Krishna Nayak, chairman of the APOC organizing
committee, and Dr. Gurkeerat Singh, the organizing secretary,
write that “according to Indian folklore, Delhi was the site of
the magnificent and opulent Indraprastha, the capital of the
Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata, which was founded
around 2500 B.C. … Delhi has carved a unique niche for itself
on the conference map of the world, providing, on one hand,
a full complement of contemporary facilities of international
standard and, on the other, the lure of a city, both ancient and
modern.” In addition to all the offerings of New Delhi, the Taj
Mahal, a wonder of the world, is only two hours away.
HOW TO REACH THE WFO
The Secretariat of the World Federation of Orthodontists is
based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and fellows or those
interested in applying may direct questions and inquiries there.
World Federation of Orthodontists
401 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63141-7816, USA
E-mail: wfo@wfo.org
Phone: +1-314-993-1700, ext. 555
Fax: +1-314-993-5208
Web Site: www.wfo.org
WFO Gazette
A Publication of the World Federation of Orthodontists
Dr. Roberto Justus, President
Dr. Allan R. Thom, Vice-President
8th International Orthodontic Congress &
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London, England
http://wfo2015london.org
For an up-to-date meeting listing, visit the WFO Web site at
www.wfo.org. Please send meeting updates to Terri Wise of
the WFO Secretariat. Her e-mail address is wfo@wfo.org.
Dr. William H. DeKock, Secretary-General
Dr. David L. Turpin, WFO Gazette Associate Editor
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