Dr. Takayuki Kuroda to Give Keynote Lecture at the 9Th IOC
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Volume 24, Issue 2 [ 2019 ] THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ORTHODONTISTS Dr. Takayuki Kuroda to give keynote lecture at the 9th IOC he Organizing Committee of the 9th International Orthodontic of Orthodontics in the Faculty of Dentistry at the TMDU. From TConference, which will be October 4-7 in Yokohama, Japan, 1999-2002, he served as professor and chair of the Department of has announced that Dr. Takayuki Kuroda will be the meeting’s Maxillofacial Reconstruction at the university. keynote speaker giving the 2020 WFO Lecture. Dr. Kuroda is Professor Kuroda is a past president of the International Association professor emeritus of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University. for Dental Research. He received one of his country’s highest civilian The title of Dr. Kuroda’s lecture will be, “ Evidence-Based honors, The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Orthodontic Treatment, What Is It?” Ribbon. A graduate of the Tokyo Medical and Dental Dr. Kuroda served on the first WFO Executive Committee (1995- University (TMDU) in Tokyo, Japan, Dr. Kuroda 2000). He was named an Honorary Member of the WFO in 2010. subsequently received his orthodontic education 9th IOC Will Offer an Educational Program with Breadth and Depth and PhD from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University. After completing his PhD in 1966, Attendees at the IOC will enjoy outstanding speakers from he served as a research fellow at the Royal Dental throughout the world in a scientific program being developed by Dr. Takayuki Kuroda College in Copenhagen, Denmark and at the Center the Organizing Committee, led by Dr. Takashi Ono, professor and for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan chair of Orthodontic Science in the Graduate School of Medical in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. From 1981 to 1999, he served as and Dental Sciences at (TMDU). (See box on page 2, “Educational professor and chair of the Second Department Programs at the 9th IOC,” for additional information about lectures.) continued [ 2 ] “Smile Flags” to travel through world regions to highlight the orthodontic specialty and the WFO Silver Jubilee he WFO will celebrate its Silver Jubilee (25th anniversary) Tin 2020, beginning on World Orthodontic Health Day (May 15) and continuing through the Opening Ceremonies of the 9th International Orthodontic Conference, which will be October 4-6 in Yokohama, Japan. “This observance provides an outstanding opportunity to not only celebrate our professional organizations, but also to share the role of orthodontists in providing healthy, beautiful smiles with the public,” said Dr. Allan R. Thom, WFO president. A specially created ‘smile flag’ will be a major element of the worldwide Silver Jubilee celebration.” On May 15, 1995 in San Francisco, 68 national and regional orthodontic societies from 62 countries joined with American Association of Orthodontists leaders to continued [ 6 ] sign the charter of the WFO. Thus, the WFO will celebrate its silver jubilee (25th IN THIS ISSUE anniversary) next year. WFO NEWS TO KNOW [ 2 ] WORLD ORTHODONTIC HEALTH DAY CELEBRATIONS [ 4 ] u Find more news online WFO AFFILIATE NEWS [ 6 ] www.wfo.org MEETINGS AROUND THE WORLD [ 9 ] WFO News to Know World Orthodontic Health Day… [ 1 ] EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE 9TH IOC English is the official language of the WFO and the WFO-sponsored IOC. Therefore, lecturers will speak in English and many lectures will be translated into Japanese for Doctors’ lectures will be offered those who do not speak English. addressing the following themes: The 9th IOC will be held jointly with the 12th Asian Pacific Orthodontic Conference and u Imaging and Digital Orthodontics the 79th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthodontic Society. u Accelerated Tooth Movement “The framework of our lecture program, as well as social events that will enable everyone u to experience Japanese culture, are coming together well, thanks to the efforts of our Airway Organizing Committee,” said Dr. Ono. “October in Yokohama is one of the best seasons in u Clear Aligners Japan to enjoy good food, the arts and festivals at the beginning of autumn, while gaining u Biology in Orthodontics and sharing the latest scientific information in our field. We look forward to meeting many u of our colleagues in Yokohama in October 2020!” Biomechanics u Bone Biology Call for Abstracts to Begin Soon u Class II and Class III Treatment The 9th IOC call for abstracts is scheduled to begin during October with the closing date u being January 31, 2020. Organizers will welcome abstract submissions from colleagues Cleft Lip and Palate and affiliated institutions all around the world. Once the submission site is ready — u Craniofacial Disorders which is expected to be October 24, a link will be posted on the conference website, u Craniofacial Growth so please check the website frequently for the latest information. u Diagnosis and Treatment Planning World Village Day Will Allow Countries to Showcase Their Research u Early Treatment World Village Day is a unique part of each International Orthodontic Conference. u Edgewise Appliances WFO affiliate organizations from around the world present their countries’ research u achievements and clinical case studies. At the 9th IOC, 25 countries/regions will be Evidence-Based Orthodontics participating in World Village Day. u Eruption Disorders Relax with Both Old and New Friends at 9th IOC Social Events u Facial Esthetics u The following events are planned during the 9th IOC: Genetics u Interdisciplinary Treatment u Welcome Reception / President’s Reception: OCTOBER 4 (SUNDAY), 2020 u PACIFICO Yokohama, Exhibition Hall (Included in the Congress Registration fee) Open Bite Treatment u u International Reception: OCTOBER 5 (MONDAY), 2020 Oral Physiology and Treatment Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu, Queen’s Grand Ballroom u Obstructive Sleep Apnea u Students/Post Grad Reception / Residents’ Forum: OCTOBER 5 (MONDAY), 2020 u Patient Expectations and Treatment TBD u Problems in Orthodontic Treatment u Gala Dinner: OCTOBER 6 (TUESDAY), 2020 u Periodontal Considerations Yokohama Royal Park Hotel, Grand Ballroom Hoh-Shoh u The Smile u Orthognathic Surgery u Temporary Anchorage Devices th Plan to Attend the 9 IOC u TMJ th The 9 International Orthodontic Conference will be October 4-7 in The Allied Health Professional’s Yokohama, Japan. Join your colleagues from throughout the world at this Program will feature five themes: unique meeting. To register at the lowest possible rate, with both your WFO u member discount and the Early Registration discount, register by May 31, Practice Management 2020 (Early Registration deadline). u Marketing u New Digital Technology CLICK HERE TO REGISTER u Special Needs Patients Accommodations in Yokohama u Myofunctional Therapy Special rates have been secured at a range of hotels in the Yokohama area, The program will also feature an Asian to satisfy the needs of various budgets. A dedicated website for 9th IOC hotel Pacific Orthodontic Society session. reservations will open in January, 2020 at the meeting’s official website. t [ 2 ] WFO News to Know WFO names Drs. Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman and Ravindra Nanda as Honorary Members The WFO Executive Committee has reviewed nominations for the 2020 Honorary Member designees and announced that Drs. Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman and Ravindra Nanda are new honorary members of the organization. The honorary membership presentations will be made during the Opening Ceremonies of the 9th International Orthodontic Conference in Yokohama, Japan (October 4-7, 2020). DR. ANNE MARIE KUIJPERS-JAGTMAN DR. RAVINDRA NANDA r. Kuijpers-Jagtman spent more than 30 years as an r. Nanda is professor emeritus of the Department of Dorthodontic faculty member at her alma mater, the DCraniofacial Sciences at the University of Connecticut Radboud University Medical Center Department of Dentistry, in the United States. Nijmegen, The Netherlands. She became the school’s first female After completing bachelor and master of dental surgery programs professor of dentistry in 1992 and became head of the orthodontic at King George’s Medical College at Lucknow University in India, program in 1995. After retiring in 2014, Dr. Kuijpers-Jagtman served Dr. Nanda went on to the University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands as professor emeritus of orthodontics for five years. She then gave where he completed a doctor of philosophy degree. He then enrolled her farewell lecture at the Cathedral Sint Steven in Nijmegen, at the University of Connecticut where he received a certificate in with 700 people attending. orthodontics. He first joined the Division of Orthodontics at the Dr. Kuijpers-Jagtman continues to serve as an adjunct professor of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine as an assistant Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of Dentistry in Jakarta. After a visiting professor in 1972 and then spent nearly 30 years in leadership professorship at the Wuhan School of Stomatology in China she now roles (including serving as Acting Head, Head, Program Director also serves as a research supervisor at the University Medical Center and Division Chair). He headed the Department of Craniofacial Groningen, The Netherlands. Sciences for 12 years. Active in organized orthodontics, Dr. Kuijpers-Jagtman has served on In addition to training hundreds of orthodontists over the course numerous national, regional and international academic and clinical of his career, Dr. Nanda has distinguished himself in organized committees. Having a been a WFO Fellow from the organization’s orthodontics and dental research efforts. He served on the Special beginning in 1995, she has served the WFO directly as a council Grants Review Committee and as an ad-hoc member of the Oral member (2010-15) and as a member of the Scientific Committee Medicine and Biology Section of the U.S. National Institute of for the 8th International Orthodontic Congress (London, 2015), Dental Research. He served on the Council on Scientific Affairs where she gave the WFO Honorary Lecture.