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Dr. Lisa Alvetro
Dr. Anoop Sondhi
Dr. Cliff
Alexander
Dr. Lars Christensen Dr. Jason Cope
Dr. James Mah
Dr. Moe Razavi
Dr. Hugo Trevisi
Dr. Robert
Miller
2008 Speaker Schedule at the 3M Unitek Booth
3M Unitek is pleased to announce the following lineup of prestigious speakers presenting at our
booth this year. These noted Doctors will share valuable clinical information about ways to improve the
efficiency of your practice. It’s information you can’t afford to miss.
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Monday, May 19
11:00am: Dr. Lisa Alvetro
“Successful Bonding Procedure”
11:00am: Dr. Moe Razavi
“TAD Solutions for Common
Orthodontic Treatment Needs”
11:00am: Dr. Lisa Alvetro
“Employing Forsus™ Class II Correctors
to Improve Productivity and Patient
Satisfaction”
12:00pm: Dr. Anoop Sondhi
“SmartClip™ Appliance System 101 –
Doing the Right Things Right”
1:00pm: Dr. Cliff Alexander
“The Customized
iBraces™ Appliance System”
2:00pm: Dr. Lars Christensen
“Get Wired with Self-Ligation”
3:00pm: Dr. Jason Cope
“Innovative Applications of
TADs in Orthodontics”
12:00pm: Dr. Anoop Sondhi
“SmartClip Appliance System 101 –
Doing the Right Things Right”
1:00pm: Dr. Cliff Alexander
“The Customized
iBraces Appliance System”
2:00pm: Dr. Hugo Trevisi
“Clinical Results with Self-Ligation”
3:00pm: Dr. Lars Christensen
“The APC™ Adhesive Bonding System:
Efficient and Effective”
4:00pm: Dr. James Mah
“Digital Technologies in the
Orthodontic Industry”
Biographical information on each of the speakers is included on the back.
12:00pm: Dr. Anoop Sondhi
“SmartClip Appliance System 101 –
Doing the Right Things Right”
1:00pm: Dr. Cliff Alexander
“The Customized
iBraces Appliance System”
2:00pm: Dr. Lars Christensen
“Get Wired with Self-Ligation”
3:30pm: Dr. Robert Miller
“Light Cure Indirect Bonding
with Transbond™ Supreme LV
Low Viscosity Adhesive”
2008 AAO Speakers
Lisa Alvetro DDS, MSD – After receiving her DDS
summa cum laude from Ohio State University, Dr. Lisa Alvetro
completed her orthodontic residency at Case Western Reserve
University. She has had a successful practice in Sidney, Ohio,
for 15 years where she strives to maintain current on the latest
orthodontic trends and developments in the field. The Forsus™
Class II Device plays an integral role in her practice’s objectives
of treatment efficiency and patient satisfaction as a regular
mode of treatment. Dr. Alvetro is presently on the staff at Case Western Reserve
University teaching Practice Management.
Anoop Sondhi DDS, MS – Dr. Anoop Sondhi
received his dental degree from the Indiana University School
of Dentistry, and his post-graduate certificate and M.S. in
orthodontics from the University of Illinois in 1977. Following
his graduation, he was on the graduate faculty of the
Department of Orthodontics at Indiana University. During
his full-time academic appointment at Indiana University, he
maintained a part-time private practice. Since 1988, he has
been in full-time private practice in Indianapolis, and continues as a Visiting Professor
for several graduate programs in orthodontics. He has presented seminars and
continuing education courses to several dental and orthodontic organizations in the
United States, and has been invited to give courses in Canada, Central America,
South America, Europe, the Far East, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
J. Clifton Alexander DDS, MS – Dr. Cliff Alexander
received his BBA degree from St. Edwards in Austin after
which he moved to Santa Barbara, California to join a
consulting firm. While there, he began to see the business side
of dentistry as many of his clients were in the dental field. He
realized that dentistry could satisfy his goals in business as well
as his first objective of being of service to the people. So he
decided to go back to school with the goal of entering dental
school, and then of being accepted to orthodontic residency. He graduated from
Baylor College of Dentistry in 1993 and from St. Louis Department of Orthodontics
in 1996. He was asked to join the part-time faculty in St. Louis in 2000 where he
lectures and oversees orthodontic patient care once a month. He currently sees
patients in both Coppell and Dallas Texas offices.
Lars R. Christensen, Tandlaege, PhD,
MOrth RCS Edin – Dr. Christensen is a Specialist in
Orthodontics and Professional Services Consultant to 3M
Unitek. He received his dental degree from the Royal Dental
College, Copenhagen, a PhD in 1993 from the University of
Copenhagen Department of Orthodontics and Department
of Medical Anatomy. He received his MOrth in 1997 from
the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. Dr. Christensen
is currently in private practice in Oxford, England. He has lectured extensively in
Europe, the United States, Middle East, and Asia. Current research interests focus
on the clinical application of modern bonding materials, MBT™ System treatment
mechanics, adult orthodontics and aesthetic treatment.
Jason B. Cope, DDS, PhD – Jason B. Cope received
his dental training at Baylor College of Dentistry – DDS (‘95),
orthodontic certificate (‘97), and PhD (‘99) in distraction
osteogenesis. Upon completion of his orthodontic certificate, he
was invited to join the department as an adjunct clinical assistant
professor. During his career, Dr. Cope has published 18 refereed
journal articles, 34 book chapters, a research handbook, and
co-edited a 600-page textbook on distraction osteogenesis.
In addition, he has given over 100 lectures nationally and internationally. Dr. Cope is
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an ad hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Orthodontics, the World Journal of
Orthodontics, The Angle Orthodontist, the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, and was
the guest editor for the March 2005 issue of Seminars In Orthodontics on OrthoTADs.
Dr. Cope’s private practice is located in University Park, Texas, where he treats patients
4 days a week. In March 2002, he passed the American Board of Orthodontics
exam, becoming the first person to complete ABO Option 2, and one of the youngest
orthodontists ever to become a Diplomate.
James Mah, DDS, MSc, MRCD, DMSc –
Dr. James Mah is an Associate Clinical Professor at the
University of Southern California and the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas. At USC, he is the Director of Redmond Imaging
Center and the Director of the Craniofacial Virtual Reality
Laboratory. Dr. Mah obtained his Bachelor of Science, Doctorate
of Dental Surgery, Master of Science degrees and his Certificate
of Specialization in Orthodontics from the University of Alberta,
Canada. Following that, he graduated from Harvard Medical School with a Doctorate of
Medical Science degree and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Department
of Orthopaedics at Children’s Hospital, Boston. He serves as an editor for the Journal
of Clinical Orthodontics and is a reviewer for the American Journal of Orthodontics &
Dentofacial Orthopedics, Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, Korean Orthodontic Journal,
the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine,
Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, & Endodontics and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.
Mohammad R. Razavi, DDS, MSD – Dr. Razavi
received his dental training at Case Western Reserve University
– DDS (‘02), orthodontic certificate (‘05), and MSD (‘05) in
tooth-size and congenital absence of teeth. Upon completion of
his orthodontic training, he was invited to join the department as
an adjunct assistant clinical professor. He is the Director of the
Skeletal Anchorage Clinic at Case, and has integrated various
TAD systems into the training program. He is a member of the
craniofacial team at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Razavi is a diplomate of the
American Board of Orthodontists, a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists in Canada,
and an ad hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Orthodontics. Dr. Razavi’s private
practice is located in Mentor, Ohio.
Hugo Trevisi, DDS – Dr. Hugo Trevisi received his dental
degree in 1974 and received his orthodontic training from
1979 to 1983 at Lins College of Dentistry in the state of Sao
Paulo, Brazil. Since that time he has been involved in the full
time practice of orthodontics in Presidente Prudente, Brazil.
He is a professor at the Specialization Course in Orthodontics
at the Paulista Association of Dentistry-Presidente PrudenteBrazil, a member of the Brazilian Society of Orthodontics and
the Brazilian College of Orthodontics. Dr. Trevisi has lectured extensively in South
America, Central America and Europe and he has developed his own orthodontic
teaching facility in Presidente Prudente. He has recently published a comprehensive
orthodontic text entitled SmartClip™ Self-Ligating Appliance System – Concept and
Biomechanics (2007 Elsevier).
Robert Miller, DMD – Dr. Miller is a 1983 graduate of
the Medical College of Virginia Orthodontic residency program.
Dr. Miller entered the Air Force where he was the Chief of
Orthodontics at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. He then
moved to Charlottesville, Virginia where he practiced in a group
private practice for 12 years. He currently practices with his
wife, Dr. Juliana Miller who is also an orthodontist in Culpeper
and Centreville, Virginia. Dr. Miller is a Diplomate, American
Board of Orthodontics and has published numerous articles in the JCO on Adhesives
and Class II Correctors. Dr. Miller has lectured throughout the United States
and Canada.