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41 st Indian Orthodontic Conference A Report
How many ways can you stay " marvellous meeti ng?"
thousand of ways were expressed by 1198 attendees of
the 41 st Indian Orthodontic Society conference in
Chennai between the 24th to 26 th of November 2006.
Never before had so many members of our society
co nvened in one place to share ideas, study rese arch
and shop for the latest ort hodonti c materials and
equipment from over 62 trade stalls. Never before have
such a pantheon of God like international and Indi an
speakers convened under one roof to share knowledge.
Never before did an AGM witness such larg e
participation .
Never before was a national orthodontic conference
conducted in a such a state of the art convention center
which was comparable to any international conference
arena . The national conference had an international
f lavour not on ly because of the presence of a large
co ntingent of international speakers but also due to
the presence of a significant number of international
delegates from countries and continents such as Sri
Lanka, Indones ia, Oman , Dubai , Muscat & North and
South America. If the 41 st conference can be termed
as a milestone event in the history of lOS it was due to
its rich scientific content. Over 100 papers were
presented which comprised of 19 international guest
lectures, 11 key note addresses by eminent Indian
speakers, 20 rising star speakers, 45 free papers and 9
posters. In addition, 2 pre and 2 post conference courses
and one symposium added to the scientific content.
The international speakers were drawn from US in the
west to Japan in the East. The pre confere nce course
by Dr. Anoop Sondhi on contemporary edgewise
m ec h anism attracted 178 participants. The one day
pre-conference seminar on Orthodontic - finishing by
Dr. Vincent Kokich was attended by senior members
of the profession. Dr. Kokich provided fresh ideas for
an old problem. The post co nference workshop on
nasoa lveolar molding by Dr. Grayson & Dr. Shetye was
interactive and the parti c ipants were very appreciative
of the contents and the arrangements for the
co nferen ce. The two day workshop on treatment
p lanning in orthognathic surgery attracted oral surgeons
and orthodontist and the lectures by Dr. Shivapuja and
his tea m was well received.
The lOS oration was delivered by Dr. Kokich who
presented ways to overcome dilemmas in managing
anterio r esthetics problems. Th e Vasavi Memori a l
Oration was delivered by Dr. Domingo Martin who
highlighted the need for extraction and the importance
of vertical contro l in enhancing facia l esthetics. Prof.
Rabie from University of Hon g Kong emphasized th e
need for regenerative periodontal treatment for adu It
orthodontic patients. Dr. Kim from Korea presented
cases which were treated with growth modification
devi ces that were modi fied with tandem mechanics.
The trio fro m University of Chicago Dr. Handelman,
Dr. Meenakshi and Dr. Kunnel presented their clinical
and research outcomes usi ng RPE in adults and on the
current status of bone biology. While Dr. Kuftinec from
New York University hi ghli ghted the theoretica l basis
for interactive self-ligating system, Dr. Simmonas from
Switzerland discussed the current concepts and future
possibilities with the self-ligating system. Dr. Shivapuja
from Detroit, offered excellent solutions to manage
subdivision maloc c lusion while his associate Dr.
Mac intosh discussed TMJ considerations in orthognathic
patients. The couple from Eastman Dental School,
London Dr. Paul Thom as & Pamella Thomas shared
their views on digital ima g ing and facial growth
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respectively. Dr. grayson presented his invention, the
nasoalveolar molding plate while his associate Dr.
Pradip Shetye exhibited cases with craniofacial
disorders that were treated with distraction
osteogenesi s.
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Dr. Turpin the editor of the AJODO elaborated on the
methods of searching for evidence and employing it in
clinical practice, while Dr. Hirashita, the former editor
of the Japanese Orthodontic Society shared his
experience in treating adult, mutilated cases.
The symposium on Roth William Philosophy was
addressed by Dr. Robert Williams and Dr. Domingo
Martin. The symposium introduced the audience to the
method of evaluating occlusion and TMJ and
highlighted its importance in planning and executing
orthodontic treatment. The symposium was a major
attraction and was attended by 700 delegates.
The scientific content was augmented by a galaxy of
keynote speakers from India, who included Dr. Anmol
Kalha , Dr. Ashok Karad , Dr. P. G. Francis, Dr.
Jayakumar, Dr. Jayade, Dr. Jyothindra Kumar, Dr. O. P.
Kharbanda, Dr. M. K. Prakash, Dr. Sabhlok, Dr,
Sadhashiva Shetty and Dr. Vinod Verma.
" It is my understanding that you are now the Presidentelect of the Indian Orthodontic Society, and I congratulate
you for that. Given your organization of the 41 st 10C, I
have no doubt that you will acqu it yourself with distinction
in that position.
I specifically wanted to write and thank you for the
excellent arrangements for my Pre-Conference course,
and for your generous hospitality, during my visit to
Chennai. I think it is fair to say that you and your
colleagues out did yourselves." ............ Anoop Sondhi,
DDS, MS
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" I have gotten back into the routine here at home, and so
finally have time to reflect on my wonderful days in India
and to thank you most heartily for your generous hospitality and kindnesses during my visit. More importantly,
the success of the Orthodontic Conference had
Krishnaswamy written allover it, and I salute you for your
superb efforts." .... ...... .. Bruce Macintosh
• Thank you so much for your invitation to attend the 41 st
10C and your kind hospitality. I enjoyed being in Chennai,
attending your conference and meeting friendly Indian
colleagues. Congratulations on the very successfullOC !
Best regards ............. Somchai
The Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr. Barnala and President
of Dental Council of India Dr. Anil Kohli participated
in the inaugural function in which the lOS President
Dr. Akhter Hussain announced the launch of a new
patient informative website. The fusion dance that
followed the inaugural function truly depicted the
various cultures of India. The presidential banquet was
spectacular and had several attractions like fortune
telling, glass blowing, folklore, games of chances,
intrigue music and exceptional specality food stations.
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Kudos to the organizer - The 41 st 10C was indeed a
mega scientific and social event in the annals of Indian
Orthodontic Society.
• Thanks again fo( the wonderful time we experienced during the Conference. I would like to publish a short news
article in some of our AAO publications to highlight the
success of your Conference. Congratulations, once again,
for managing such a great meeting. I look forward to seeing you in Seattle next May, if at all possible ............. Dave
Turpin
Ashok Karad
Editor, JIOS
I want to express my sincerest appreciation to you arid
the organizing committee for arranging such a stimulating and important orthodontic meeting in Chennai. I could
feel a very strong interest among orthodontists in our
lectures and workshop.
I am very grateful to you and to your orthodontic colleagues for having invited me to the Conference and Symposium. I have had many wonderful experiences to share
with family, friends and colleagues back home.
.. .......... Barry H . Grayson
Conference Feedback
(Addressed to Dr. N. R. Krishnaswamy)
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"By the way, congratulations again for your election to
Presidency of yhe Indian Orthodontic Society. Your
membership is very lucky to have a person like you to
lead them in the future. The lOS is in good hands and I
expect to hear great things about you and your society in
the coming years. Best personal regards." ............ Vince
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This is just to tell you that the conference was excellently
organized and we had a wonderful time.Congratulations
to you and your team. The scientific programme was
grand. I am very very impressed with Kokich course and
Domingo Martin was briliiant.1 am so charged up and
happy.
Thank you so much. .. .......... Nandini
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Karavali Orthodontic Study Group
Inaugrated
The Karavali Orthodontic (Study) Group - KOG- was formed
and inaugrated on 19th October, 2006 at Hotel Poonj a
Intern ational , Mangalore. All the orth odontists of Karava li
region including Mangalore, Udupi, Kund apur, Manipal, Sullia
and Puttur joined together to form th e Karavali Orthodontic
Group, with the objective of sharing sc ientific knowled ge and
information . Prof. (Dr.) V Surendra Shetty, Dean, Coll ege of
Dental Sc iences, KMC, Manga lore and the senior most
orthodontist of Mangalore w as Chief Guest of the occasion .
Prof. (Dr.) U.S. Krishna Nayak, Dean, A.B.Shetty Memori al
Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore and Past President of
Indian Orthodontic Society, and Prof. (Dr.) Akhter Hussein,
Head, Department of Orthodonti cs, Yenepoya Dental College
and currently the President of Indian Orthodontic Soci ety are
seen in the enclosed inauguration photograph .
Dr. Sandeep Shetty was sel ected as the Co-ordinator of the
Karavali Orthodontic Group.
Prof. (Dr.) U.S. Krishna Nayak
Fourth Annual Symposium on
Contemporary Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopedics
The Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
of Rural Dental College ofPravara Institute of Medical Sciences
[Deemed University]' Loni [Maharashtral hosted the Fourth
Annual Symposium on Contemporary Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopedics on 7th and 8th October 2006 for the
post-graduate students. The symposium was organized as a
part of " Continuing Dental Education Programme" in the field
of 'Orthodontics" and aimed to update the diagnostic and
treatment perspectives in " Extraoral Orthodontic Appliances."
Dr. Keki Mistry, a stalwart figure in the field of Orthodontics
and a founder member of the Indian Orthodontic Society,
had inaugurated the symposium. In his inaugural and
inspirational speech, Hon'able Dr. Keki Mistry sir defined
orthodontist as a leader of the society. He illustrated the qualities
of a good leader and a good human being in a very exemplary
manner. He emphasized on the value of "values" in human
life. He left the audience speechless and spellbound with his
great oratory.
The faculty members for the symposium were Dr. Sanjay
Ganeshkar, Dr. Ravi Gupta, Dr. Shirish Bapat, Dr. Ranjit Kamble
and Dr. Rahul Baldawa.
Dr. Ravi Gupta, Prof. and Head, Dept. of Orthodontics, Dr. D.
Y. Patil Dental College, Pimpri, Pune started the scientific
session with "Classification, Components and Biomechanical
Principles of Extraoral Appliances." He very well performed
the challenging job of applying the biomechanical principles
related to extraoral appliances into clinical practice.
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Dr. Sanjay Ganeshkar, Prof. and Head, Dept. of Orthodontics,
SDM Dental College, Dharwad, Karnataka discussed on the
" Need, Indication and Application of Extraoral Therapy in
Orthodontics." He also elaborated on the " Use of Headgear
in Correction of Skeletal Class II Malocclusion. " He created a
deep impact on students with cases treated with extraoral
appliances.
Dr. Shirish Bapat, Professor, Dept. of Orthodontics, Bharati
Vidyapeeeth Dental Collage, Pune gave a good review of
literature and illustrated the " Indications and Applications of
Reverse Pull Headgear in Management of Class III
malocclusion."
Dr. Ranjit Kamble, Professor, Sharad Pawar Dental College,
Wardha, spoke on the "Histologic changes with Extraoral
Therapy." He summarized the theme of the symposium and
gave the 21 st century update of extraoral appliances in a good
pictorial manner.
Dr. Rahul Baldawa, Lecturer, Rahul Dental College, Loni, spoke
on " Chin cup as an Extraoral Appliance. "
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Over seventy five post-graduate students from various
institutions across the country participated in the symposium,
which truly made the occasion a memorable one.
This symposium was organized under the leadership of Dr. N.
G. Toshniwal , Vice Principal , Prof. and Head, Dept. of
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Rural Dental
College, Loni and his team comprising of Dr. Abhijit Misal
[Chairman - Scientific Committee], Dr. Abhay Choudhary [CoChairman], Dr. Gajanan Shanbhag [Co-Chairman], Dr.
Shubhangi Amit [Co-Chairman], Dr. Amit Mani [Co-
Remembering Dr. C.F.A. Moorrees on
his third death anniversary
It is now exactly three years that, I am remembering one of the
greatest pioneers in the field of Orthodontics; and he is none
other than Dr. Coenraad F.A . Moorrees, Chief of the
Orthodontic Department at the Forsyth Dental Centre in Boston
from 1948 to 1989, who passed away and left for his heavenly
abode on October 28 th 2003, after a brief illness.
I have always felt Dr. Moorrees as one of my Gurus, even though
I have never met him and there was so much of a geographical
distance between the two of us. His life was a remarkable one,
as can be observed from the following writing about him. His
numerous contributions to the knowledge of Orthodontics
are well known; and one of them is "The Aleut Dentition, a
correlative study of dental characteristics in the Eskimoid
people" published by the Harvard University Press in 1957.
In 1953, the well known Moorrees mesh-diagram
cephalometric analysis was introduced. This study was based
on cephalograms of 50 Forsyth Dental Hygiene students. He
and Martin Kean validated "natural head position" as the key
for cephalometric analysis.
The Moorrees received numerous honours for his basic
research to the understanding of the growth and nature of
human dentition and face. The University of Utrecht conferred
on him the degree of Dr. Med. Honoris causa in 1971 and in
1977 he received the Albert H . Ketchem memorial award from
American Association of Orthodontists, for his "outstanding
contribution in the advancement of science of Orthodontics".
Dr. Coenraad Frans August Moorrees was born in Hague, the
Netherlands on October 23,d 1916. When young, he was a
capable magician and his other hobby with roots in Holland
was his love and knowledge of flowers.
The war experiences of Dr. Moorrees reveal his extraordinary
determination and ability to focus qualities of character that
helped him to achieve great heights in his further academic
years. It is likely that the survival tests when he was his twenties
steeled him in his later life as the Chief and Professor of the
Department of Orthodontics.
He appeared some times as a severe task master to his post
doctoral fellows in Orthodontics; a clinical speciality that
indeed demand much task mastery.
Chairman], Dr. Rahul Baldawa and Dr. Abdul Diami . The event
was made possible with the kind co-operation of the
management committee member of Pravara institute of Medical
Sciences. The students had personal interaction with all the
speakers on various current topics.
All participants, speakers and Chief Guest had an opportunity
to visit " Shri Saibaba Temple" at shirdi and attend the holy arti.
They expressed their gratitude towards the organizing
committee for such a wonderful and unforgettable event.
Dr. Coenraad F.A. Moorrees was a co-editor along with Dr.
Frans P.G.M. Van der Linden, Professor and Chairman Dept.
of Orthodontics, University of Nymegen, the Netherlands, of
a book titled "Orthodontics: Evaluation and Future".
These were the proceedings of the International Conference
on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Orthodontic
department of University of Nymegen, The Netherlands, in
October 1987.
This Volume contains very valuable contributions of 30
internationally known researchers and clinicians. Some ofthem
are: Rolf Frankel, William Proffit, Richard Riedel and many
more outstanding chairmen of the Orthodontic Department.
The topics that were discussed were decision making,
treatment, need and reality, growth and surgery in major
abnormalities, functional aspects of treatment, laterogeni c
effects of Orthodontics, variations in results, limitations and
long term effects and stability of Orthodontic results.
On my request and on Dr. Moorrees' recommendation, Dr.
Van der Lindon had sent me a copy of this book as a personal
gift. I very much cherish this kind gesture of this great
orthodontic personality and a kind human being, who
constantly th rived for the betterment of denti stry' s fi rst speci al ity
called "orthodontics".
I am sure all those who are connected with the research and
betterment of Orthodontics will long cherish the memory of
Dr. C.F.A. Moorrees.
He was 87 years of age when he left this world. He is survived
by his wife, a son, a daughter and a grand daughter.
I feel the world of Orthodontics has lost a father figure. I pray
that may the Almighty rest his soul in peace and give strength
to his near and dear ones to bear the personal loss.
M. R. Joshi, M.D.S. (Orthodontics)
Earlier, Prof. and Head, Department of Orthodontics,
Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad.
The biographical accou nt of Dr. C.F.A. Moorrees has been written by me a nd is
al most based o n the paper written by Dr. Sheldon Peck and Dr. Leslie Will, Boston,
Mass, USA and the title is "In memoriam - Coenraad F.A. Moorrees 1916-2003",
published in American J. Orthod. Dentofacial Orthopedics, March 2004, 125:396398. I have also added my personal remembrances of Dr. Moorrees.
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