Program

Plenary session

Special lecture (16:40-18:00, Wednesday, February 9)

"The Anterior Open Bite: Conservative orthodontic treatment with stability" Roberto Justus (WFO President)

Lecture 1 (10:10-11:10, Wednesday, February 9)

"Stability of Occlusion Following Retention and Active Treatment" Itaru Mizoguchi (Professor of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido)

Lecture 2 (11:15-12:15, Wednesday, February 9)

"Thinking About Retention in Terms of Movement of Teeth by Orthodontic Force" Junichiro Iida (Professor of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University)

Lecture 3 (14:15-15:15, Wednesday, February 9)

"Morphological Change in Retention Period"―On maxillofacial, dentitional, occlusal and soft tissue changes Saburo Kurihara (Professor, Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Biology, Institute for Oral Science, Matsumoto Dental University)

Educational Lecture (15:20-16:00, Wednesday, February 9)

"Long-Term Cases Related to Mandible Resorption" Ming-Jeoaun Su (Former Chairperson of TAO)

Additionally, an encore award presentation (13:55-15:10, February 10), academic exhibition (February 9 and 10), case exhibition (February 9 and 10), luncheon seminar by the Orthodontic Suppliers Association of Japan (12:20-13:50, Wednesday, February 9), social gathering (19:00, February 9 at the Sapporo Korakuen Hotel) and Brace Smile Award ceremony are planned. There are also programs planned for staff of member clinics as follows:

Staff Program 1 (16:00-18:00, Wednesday, February 9)

"Medical Interview Techniques Necessary for Orthodontic Treatment―How to Identify and Eliminate Patient Anxieties" Makiko Hasegawa (Vice-President and Professor of Anthropology, Takachiho University)

Staff Program 2 (10:00-11:30, Thursday, February 10)

"Organizing Basic Knowledge of Muscles Necessary in the Field of Orthodontics" Yoshimasa Kitagawa (Professor of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University)

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