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British Orthodontic Society Looks Back on Its History, Looks Forward to The VOLUME 19, ISSUE 1 - 2014 th ® Registration for 8 International Orthodontic Congress WFO to host symposium set to open in mid-2014; watch Congress website for details on orthodontic board As one of the world’s most exciting capital cities, London, England, will host a world-class continuing-education program certification in 2015 — the 8th International Orthodontic Congress® (IOC) — During the 8th International Orthodontic Congress® Sept. 27-30, 2015. The British Orthodontic Society (BOS), (IOC), the WFO will host a half-day symposium on in association with the WFO, is organizing the 8th IOC, which orthodontic board certification to assist existing takes place only once every five years. orthodontic certifying boards and those national and Standard registration for the 8th IOC will open in mid-2014. regional WFO affiliate organizations that wish to form The early-bird registration fees will be in effect through May 31, an orthodontic certifying board. The symposium will 2015. Watch the 8th IOC website, http://wfo2015london.org/, be held Sept. 27, 2015. for registration details and other announcements. In the coming months, the WFO will announce Throughout the coming year, the BOS will announce more details on this symposium. Watch the WFO website, program and social event highlights. During the 8th IOC, www.wfo.org, for updates. This meeting, which will renowned experts will offer the latest developments in the be similar to the symposium held in 2010 during the specialty of orthodontics. Two parallel Scientific Programs will 7th IOC in Sydney, Australia, will feature group discussions cater to orthodontists and allied health professionals, which throughout the morning. include dental technicians, hygienists, dental attendants and The WFO has made it a priority to support and office staff. Some of the preliminary topics include treatment London, England, offers innumerable sightseeing encourage the development of orthodontic boards. of severe malocclusion, contemporary imaging, clinical opportunities, including Elizabeth Tower within the grounds of the UK Houses of Parliament. It is often As part of this endeavor, the WFO published the WFO trials, treatment mechanics, and growth and development. referred to as Big Ben, which is actually the nickname Guidelines for the Establishment of New National and of the Great Bell housed within the tower. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Regional Orthodontic Certifying Boards. This publication is available on the WFO website. Go to http://www.wfo.org/ about-wfo/programs/orthodontic-certifying-boards/ to download the document. From coming of age to international stage: British Orthodontic The WFO has also recognized 15 orthodontic certifying boards around the world, including the American Board Society looks back on its history, looks forward to the 8th IOC of Orthodontics, the Argentinean Board of Orthodontics, the Australian Orthodontic Board, the Brazilian Board As the British Orthodontic Society prepares to host the 8th International Orthodontic Congress® in September 2015 of Orthodontics, the European Board of Orthodontists, in London, England, here is a look back on the history of the orthodontic specialty in the UK. the French Board of Orthodontics, the German Board of Youth and the accumulated knowledge of years are both high-street specialists and community orthodontists were Orthodontics, the Indian Board of Orthodontics, the Italian characteristics of the British Orthodontic Society (BOS), which among the groups represented by the organizations. Board of Orthodontics, the Japanese Orthodontic Board, will mark its 21st birthday next year, only eight years after Leading up to the 1990s, the societies discussed the Korean Board of Orthodontics, the Mexican Board celebrating its centenary. unification at various times. One of the imperatives for of Orthodontics, the Philippine Board of Orthodontics, How does the BOS manage to have a foot in the almost unification was political. The organizations needed to prepare the Taiwan Board of Orthodontics and the Thai Board of ancient and the modern? Because the first orthodontic society in for the funding challenges on the horizon. Quite apart from the Orthodontics. the UK, the British Society for the Study of Orthodontia (BSSO), strategic advantage of having a collective voice, the key to the Several years ago, the WFO formed its Committee founded in 1907, lives on as a constituent part of the BOS, as survival of the specialty had to be high standards in all aspects on National and Regional Orthodontic Boards, which is do several other orthodontic societies. of orthodontics for the benefit of patients. involved with the planning of the upcoming symposium. However, the path to unification was protracted and difficult. Representatives from the recognized orthodontic certifying Creating One Organization From Five In order to succeed, all the organizations needed to come on boards serve on this committee, and Dr. David Turpin and By the early 1990s, five different orthodontic societies board and then be ready to adapt. An early sign this could be Dr. Thomas Ahman, both members of the WFO Executive existed in the UK. Each one had a different focus. Hospital achieved arose in 1985 when a government-sponsored report Committee, serve as co-chairs. consultants, university lecturers, hospital registrar trainees, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists publishes ninth issue IN THIS ISSUE The March 2014 issue of the Journal of the World • “Facilitating mandibular horizontal growth in a Class II [ page 2] Federation of Orthodontists (JWFO), the WFO’s online high-angle case with a modified functional appliance” by British Orthodontic Society’s scientific journal, is available at www.jwfo.org. The next issue Drs. Yasuhiro Shimizu, Ikuo Yonemitsu and Takashi Ono; Against the Odds competition recognizes will be published in June. The JWFO is now in its third year • “Effective temporomandibular joint growth changes after an inspiring patient’s triumph over great of publication. stepwise and maximum advancement with Twin Block adversity during orthodontic treatment WFO fellows and student members receive full access appliance” by Drs. Umal H. Doshi and Rajan Mahindra; to the JWFO’s online content as part of their membership • “A new 3-dimensional method for the construction of an [ page 4] benefits. The WFO encourages members to use the WFO average dental arch” by Drs. Luis Huanca Ghislanzoni, Lebanese Orthodontic Society has supported the website as a portal to the JWFO website. WFO fellows and Matteo De Simone, Riccardo Rosati, Andrea Bottino and orthodontic specialty for almost 50 years student members should first log into the WFO website at Chiarella Sforza; www.wfo.org. Once logged in, they will have direct access • “The importance of evaluating the transverse cant of the [ page 4] to all of the JWFO articles. Please see the related article on occlusal plane in intraoral photographs” by Drs. Cléber AAO to sponsor breakfast reception for page 6 for complete details on the login process. Bidegain Pereira, Roberto Justus, Arnaldo Pinzan, Silvia WFO affiliate organization presidents in April The March issue of the JWFO features these articles: Helena Vieira Bastos and Sergio Lúcio Lopes. [ page 5] WFO fellow Dr. Rolf Behrents to lead the AJO-DO as of June 1 2 British Orthodontic Society’s Against the Odds competition annually recognizes an inspiring patient’s triumph over great adversity during orthodontic treatment Patients’ entries focus on their personal experiences, challenges and the support received during treatment “I liked Dr. Adil because he was so patient with me.” but didn’t want to stand near the machine,” she wrote in her Dr. Adil Mannan This is how Emily Leng, 16, summed up why she and her entry. The next appointment was no better. Emily’s mother, accepts the 2013 Against the Odds orthodontist, Dr. Adil Mannan, should win the 2013 Against the signer and the orthodontic team had to work hard to keep trophy from the the Odds competition. Established by the British Orthodontic Emily calm. British Orthodontic Society (BOS) in 2007, this competition recognizes an inspiring Gradually, the practice won Emily’s trust by demonstrating Society during the British Orthodontic course of orthodontic treatment that was completed in the face visually what was going to happen. Dr. Mannan took an Conference in of great challenge or adversity. OrmcoEurope has sponsored impression of his nurse’s teeth so Emily could see what it September 2013. the competition since its inception. was like. Next, the dental nurse lay in a neighboring dental His patient Emily Leng submitted Patients enter the contest, and Emily’s winning account of chair so Dr. Mannan could show how he would place and bond the winning entry her treatment is a perfect illustration of a course of orthodontic the brackets. But the turning point, according to Emily’s entry, for the Against the treatment achieved against the odds. In her entry, Emily, who was when Dr. Mannan learned some sign language. She wrote: Odds competition. is deaf, described her anxiety about starting treatment. When “For the rest of my appointments, it made me feel happier that she went to her first appointment with Dr. Mannan, she was he could say ‘hello’ and ‘how are you’ when I arrived each behavioral sciences in relation to dentistry for more than 20 accompanied by her mother and a signer. However, she was time.” Concluding her award-winning entry, Emily wrote: years, and his particular interests include the management of still frightened. “I found it upsetting, and I didn’t want to have “When I got my braces removed, I was happy and relieved. dental anxiety, the working life of the dental team and patients’ my teeth worked on. Then I was taken downstairs for an X-ray, I liked Dr. Adil because he was so patient with me.” perceptions of treatment. He is also an honorary member of It was a great moment to be recognized through the the BOS.
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