2023 IOF INTERNATIONAL ORTHODONTIC SYMPOSIUM
The 2023 IOF International Orthodontic Symposium was held from June 16th to 18th, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.
In 2022, IOF successfully kicked off the first International Symposium, with more than 160,000 views online. Coming to its second year, 2023 IOF International Orthodontic Symposium titled "Advances in Clinical Orthodontics: Steering into the future", covered a wide range of topics, including translational research, development and application of new appliances and technologies, and key aspects of modern orthodontics practices under increasing patient needs. 32 elite orthodontic experts from China and across the world gathered in Hong Kong to discuss the future of orthodontics.
DMD., DMEDSCAdjunct Faculty, The ADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, USA Executive Director of IOF Co-chair of IOF Science Committee
Dr. Eric Kang Ting graduated from Harvard school of Dental Medicine with high honor and the gold award with DMD in 1991 and PhD, and an orthodontic certificate from Harvard in 1994. He currently is an adjunct faculty at the ADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA. He was formerly the Academic Senate Tenured Professor since 2002 and founding chair in the Division of Growth and Development at UCLA. The Division comprises the Sections of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry. Besides his teaching and clinical responsibilities in Orthodontics. Dr. Ting has google scholar h-index of 62 – as one of the top three highest orthodontists globally. Ting’s original research has received well over 12,000 citations. It has been published in many leading journals, including Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Investigation, PLOS One, and Biomaterials, etc as the principal author. Dr. Ting has been served as a PARC AAOF committee member since 2015. In 2018, Professor Ting and his team received the International Space Station (ISS) Innovation Award for Biology and Medicine for Development of NELL-1 Bone-Growth Systemic Therapy by the American Astronautical Society. Dr. Ting has received over US 30M in funding from the US government as a key investigator in his career. Stemmed from his research, two novel biologic drugs are currently in FDA clinical trials for scar reduction, and bone regeneration respectively.
BDS, MDS, PhDCo-chair of IOF Founding Committee Editor-in-Chief, Progress in Orthodontics Professor Emeritus, Division of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, UConn Health, USA Adjunct Faculty, The ADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, USA
He is also an adjunct faculty at the ADA Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, USA. He is an innovator of various appliances in orthodontics. His research and clinical interests include adolescent and adult orthodontics, the biology of tooth mobility, craniofacial orthopedics, biomechanics and developing efficient mechanics to deliver orthodontic care.
DDS, MS, PhDCo-chair of IOF Science Committee Chair of the Division of Orthodontics, Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, USA
He is presently the Professor and Vig/William Endowed Chair of the Division of Orthodontics, Ohio State University College of Dentistry in Columbus, OH. He received his dental training first at Kaohsiung Medical College, and then PhD in Bioengineering at University of Michigan and then Orthodontic Specialty from University of Minnesota. He was an Assistant Professor of Oral Biology at Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomechanics and Biomaterials at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis US, from 1994 to 2006, and Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) from 2006 to 2020. Before leaving UNC, he served as Program Director (2013-2019) and Chairman (2017-2020) at UNC. Many of his students received awards from American Association of Orthodontists Foundation under his direct mentorship. Dr. Ko has contributed more than 170 publications to the scientific literature in biomaterial/biomechanical sciences, orthodontics, and bone biology. He has co-authored more than 10 book chapters and recently co-edited the book entitled “Machine Learning in Dentistry”. His research in bone tissue engineering and orthodontic bioengineering was funded by NIH. He maintains a faculty clinical practice at OSU.
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham Craniofacial Orthodontist, Children's Hospital of Alabama
Associate Professor, University of Santiago de Compostela President of Spanish Society of Orthodontist President of national commission of dental specialities Past President of the Spanish Association of Specialists in Orthodontics
-Ph .D in Medicine and Surgery. PhD . Univ of Santiago de Compostela
-Spanish Board of Orthodontics Member
-European Board of Orthodontics Member
-Ibero American Board of Orthodontics Member
-Active Member of The Angle Society of Europe
-Professor of Orthodontics at School of Dentistry . Univ of Santiago de Compostela
-Vissiting Professor University of Valencia,Madrid -Complutense, , Ferrara University ( Italia )
-"Houston Award" received from European Orthodontic Society
-"Renato Africa APOS Trend Award . From Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society
-"Moriyon" and "Jose Antonio Canut" Awards. Received from the Spanish Orthodontics Society.
-Past President of the examination committee of the Spanish Board.
-President of Spanish Society of Orthodontist .SEDO
-President of national commission of dental specialities
-Member of the Scientific Comitee of the Angle Society of Europe
-Past - President of the Spanish Association of Specialist in Orthodontists. AESOR
-Past President of the Scientific Comitee of SEDO
-Co Developer of Full Smile System
-Developer of Power Expander and Power Tads
-Author of numerous articles and chapters.
-I have given Lectures and Courses in Spain , Portugal , Belgium , Italy , Germany , Austria , Poland , Turkey , Russia , Switzerland, Czech republic , Libano , Jordán , UAE (Dubai) , Israel , Cuba , México ,Panamá , Hungary , China , England , USA , Greece , Sri Lanka . Saudí Arabia , South Africa , Egypt , Palestine , Ireland , Honduras , Marocco, Brasil , Colombia , Thailandia , Cyprus , Chile
-Orthodontist in Santiago de Compostela - SPAIN
-AMBASSADOR of AAO ( American Association of Orthodontics ) 2016
•MOIP Ambassador
-WFO ( World Federation Of Orthodontist) Award for the leadership and Promotion of the specialty of Orthodontist all over the world . Madrid , June 2022
D.M.D.Executive Director of IOF Branson-Maddrell Endowed Professor Chair, West Virginia University Dept of Orthodontics, West Virginia, USA Honorary Senior Lecturer: University of Hong Kong Guest Professorship: Wuhan University School of Stomatology
Dr. Ngan is an Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong and a Guest Professor at Wuhan University, School of Stomatology, China. Dr. Ngan holds a dental degree from Harvard University, School of Dental Medicine and Certificates in Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry and Hospital Dentistry from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine / Children Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Ngan’s research focuses on growth and development, appliance therapy and implantology. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed articles and 180 abstracts. He is a member of the Angle East (Eastern Component of the Edward H. Angle Society), a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Professor, Chief Physician, PhD SupervisorCo-chair of IOF Founding Committee President of Professor Committee, West China School and Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, China
He is recognized as a young and middle-aged experts who have made outstanding contributions by the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China. He also holds the title of Academic and Technical Leader of Sichuan Province, Chief Health Expert of Sichuan Province. Dr. Zhao is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD). He is the deputy Editor-in-Chief of “Chinese Journal of Orthodontics”, Editor-in-chief of the National five-year Undergraduate Textbook “Orthodontics”, in charge of “National First-Class Undergraduate Online Course” - “Orthodontics”, and the first speaker of “Orthodontics” of “China MOOC Alliance Oral Planning Course”.
Chauncey M. F. Egel Endowed Chair, Director, Postdoctoral Orthodontic Program, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
He served as the Director of the American Board of Orthodontics (2010-2018), and the President of the American Board of Orthodontics (2017-2018). Dr. Chung received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1986 and Orthodontic Certificate/Master of Science in Oral Biology in 1992 from the University of Pennsylvania. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation Award, and the American Association of Orthodontists Award as the Co-chair of the Scientific Program of the Annual Session of the American Association of Orthodontists in Washington DC, 2018 and Miami, 2022. In addition, he has published numerous articles in refereed journals. Dr. Chung has been an active member of the E. H. Angle Society of Orthodontists since 2003, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics since 2002.
Honorary Clinical Professor University of Hong Kong Deputy Chairman, E&T HKIO
Clinical Associate Professor in Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong Postgraduate Programme Director in Orthodontics Division Coordinator of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
Honorary Prof. Hee-Moon KYUNG, DDS, MS, PhD. Dept of Orthodontics, Dental School, Kyungpook National University
Professor, Chief Physician, PhD Supervisor Director of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Air Force Medical University, China President of Orthodontic Society of Chinese Stomatological Association
Orthodontic Private Practice limited to CLP and complex cases, Boulogne, France Attached Practitioner, Necker University Hospital, Maxillo-Facial and Plastic Surgery Dept, CLP Center MAFACE) Paris, France Attached Practitioner, Marcel Sembat Children Institute,
Dr Aurélie Majourau-Bouriez, has completed her dental degree (D.D.S.) at the University of Paris VII
in France in 1989, and her orthodontic training (Certificate in Orthodontics, Master of Dental
Sciences) at the University of Connecticut in the USA from 1990 to 1993 while Pr Charles Burstone
and Pr Ravi Nanda chaired the Orthodontic Dept. After her graduation, she came back to France to
open her orthodontic office and join the Orthodontic Department of Paris VII Garancière University as a part time visiting clinical faculty for five years before becoming the referent orthodontic consultant of the multidisciplinary team for cleft lip and palate (CLP) at the St Vincent de Paul Children Hospitalin Paris for 16 years. Then, she joined the Maxillo-Facial and Plastic Surgery Department at Necker Children University Hospital in Paris (National Center of Reference for cranio-facial and oral
anomalies, AP-HP, MAFACE, Paris, France) which is one of the largest cranio-facial anomaliesCenter in Europe. Dr Majourau-Bouriez has been working for the team for the past 12 years as a
clinical orthodontic referent faculty. She is also affiliated to the Clinic Marcel Sembat (Ramsay group) in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, for both multi-disciplinary teams for cranio-facial anomalies and for pediatric sleep apnea.
Dr Majourau-Bouriez has also been working since 1993 in her private orthodontic clinic located in
Boulogne Billancourt (Paris suburb), being focused on complex cases treatment (including cleft lip
and palate patients, and OSA). She performs clinical research on CLP patients and pediatric sleep
apnea both at her office and at the Hospital. She also teaches Orthodontics at the University of
Strasbourg for the CLP PostDoctoral University diploma.
She is the President of the American Dental Club of Paris (ADCP) and an active member of the North Atlantic Component of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists. Dr Majourau-Bouriez is alsoan active member of the French Society of Dento-Facial Orthopedics (SFODF), the AAO, the American Cleft Palate-CranioFacial Association and the Association Francophone des Fentes Faciales (AFFF).
Aurelie serves on the scientific board of the French Federation of Orthodontists (FFO) as the coPresident of the CLP committee. She also serves on the editorial board of « L’Orthodontie Française »
journal and reviews CLP papers for peer reviewed journals such as the Angle Orthodontist Journal.
Aurelie is author and co-author of research papers and books related to CLP treatments and has
extensively lectured on this topic nationally and internationally for the past 28 years. Further, she is
also involved in the Association « Les Sourires de l’Espoir », (Chaine de l’Espoir foundation) which trains local surgeons in underdeveloped countries to perform state of the art surgical repair of CLP
patients
Professor, Chief Doctor, Ph.D. SupervisorIOF Founding Committee & Science Committee Member Director of Orthodontic Education and Research Department, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China Director of Orthodontic Department, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China Director of Center for Dentofacial Development & Sleep Medicine, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China
She is a Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Dentistry, the University of HongKong, a Member and Examiner of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MorthRCS), a Fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD), and Council Member of World Federation of Orthodontists(WFO).
Tenured Professor at the University of Alberta Director, Graduate Orthodontic Program, University of Alberta Director, School of Dentistry Graduate Studies, University of Alberta
Director, Graduate Orthodontic Program, University of Alberta (since July 10)
Director, School of Dentistry Graduate Studies, University of Alberta (since March 20)
Associate Editor, The Angle Orthodontist, Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, Journal of World Federation of Orthodontics, Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research
More than 150 international presentations around the topics of Clinical Orthodontics, Evidence-based Dentistry and Evidence-based Orthodontics (Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Uruguay, USA, Scotland, Switzerland, and Spain)
9 book chapters related to Evidence-based Dentistry, 380 peer-reviewed articles and 43 commentaries published
DDS, PhDClinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Ph.D. in Craniofacial Biology and Orthodontic Certificate from Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Orthodontic Certificate, from SUNY Buffalo, New York, USA
D.D.S. from SUNY Buffalo, New York, USA
D.D.S. from Peking University, Beijing, China
With 30 years of Orthodontic clinical experience in New York, China and Japan, Dr. Guan is helping both children and adults to align their teeth and to create a beautiful smile. As a Clinical Associate Professor, he teaches Clinical Orthodontics for the Postgraduate Residency Program at University of Pennsylvania.
As an American Board certified Orthodontist (speaks English, Chinese, and Japanese), Dr. Guan provides many treatment options to his patients, including regular Orthodontic braces and Invisalign.
President of Saudi Orthodontic Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Founder of Odont Dental Clinics
Dr. Alharbi actively involved in Digital orthodontics, Invisalign and non-surgical palatal expanders.
Currently Dr. Alharbi is the president of Saudi Orthodontic Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the founder of Odont Dental Clinics.
Associate Professor, Vice Chief Doctor, Master Supervisor Head, Center for Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at Optics Valley Branch, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University
Honorary Research Fellow, Division of Dentistry, The University of Manchester
Vice President, Evidence-Based Dentistry Network, International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
Committee Member, Chinese Orthodontic Society
Director of Orthodontic and Craniofacial Development Research The ADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, USA
Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics,Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine.
Committee member of Chinese Society of Esthetic Dentistry in Chinese Stomatological Association;
Young lecturer of Chinese Society of Esthetic Dentistry in Chinese Stomatological Association;
Committee member of the Shanghai Orthodontic Society in Shanghai Stomatological Association;
Membership in Orthodontics (MOrth) of Royal College of surgery, Edinburgh, UK.
Assistant Professor Co-Clinical Director Department of Orthodontics University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics
Partner, Bentson Copple & Associates, LLC based in Greensboro, North Carolina President of the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Advisory committee member, The AAO Bulletin
The company serves the orthodontic community by performing practice valuations, providing recruiting services, and negotiating transactions with both buyers and sellers. Chris has been working with orthodontists regarding the business aspects of their practices for over thirty years, and was recently awarded the "Outstanding Contribution to the Specialty Award by a Non-Orthodontist" from the AAO.
He spends much of his time working within the orthodontic industry. He currently serves as President of the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation (AAOF). In addition, he is a frequent guest lecturer at AAO meetings, regional orthodontic society meetings, orthodontic resident programs, study clubs, and orthodontic user meetings. Chris has authored dozens of articles published on the business of orthodontics in numerous orthodontic trade publications. Chris has personally visited over one thousand orthodontic practices in the United States, Canada, and Australia during his career. He enjoyed excellent relationships with consultants and vendors within the orthodontic community.
Professor, Chief Physician, PhD Supervisor, Director of Orthodontics Department, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, China President Elect of Chinese Orthodontic Society President of Chinese Orthodontic Society
Dr. Fang is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Fellow of Orthodontics International Examiner, Vice Chairman of Oral Aesthetics Society of Chinese Stomatological Association, Vice President of Oral Plastic and Cosmetic Branch of China Plastic and Cosmetic Association and Chairman of the Orthodontic Society of Shanghai Stomatological Association.
Professor, Chief Physician, PhD Supervisor President of Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, China
Chief Scientific Officer The ADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, USA
He was recruited to UCLA where he rose the ranks to simutaneous chairmanship in two top schools (Bioengineering in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, and Advanced Prosthodontics in UCLA School of Dentistry). He was also Director of the UCLA Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, and Professor in the Department of Materials Science and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UCLA. His research focused on the understanding of biomaterials-tissue interactions, and advanced manufacturing of novel materials at scale. His research program has produced over 250 peer-reviewed articles, >30 patents, and >22,000 citations. He has been continuously funded by the NIH and NSF for over 20 years and three of his start-ups have FDA clearance. He serves on numerous advisory boards for government, academia, industry, and non-profit, and is an active clinical prosthodontist.
Professor, Chief Physician, PhD Supervisor, Peking University School of Stomatology Adjunct professor of Case Western Reserve University
Chairman, Specialty Board in Orthodontics, College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong Part-time Clinical Lecturer, Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
Professor, Chief PhysicianThe Former Director of Orthodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, SunYat-sen University, China
He is also a Standing Committee Member of Orthodontic Society of Chinese Stomatological Association, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists(ICD) , a member of the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO), and an Executive Director of Guangdong Stomatological Association.
