Congress Program 2024

Thursday 1st of August 2024

Two (2) Pre-Courses Today

1. STRAIGHT WIRE LINGUAL - Severe Cases Perfected

Dr Guiseeppe Scuzzo (Morning) & 
Dr Kyoto Takemoto (Afternoon)


2. GRAPHY Direct Printed Aligners

Dr Kenji Ojima: (Morning): Advantages & Cases &
Mr Mario Aparicio, (Afternoon) APAC Digital Lab:  Direct Print Aligners: Lab Process & Printing



Pre-Congress Morning Course #1

Straightwire Lingual - Digital Set-Up

Dr Guiseppe Scuzzo, Rome, Italy

8:00 AM Registration
8:27 AM Opening Remarks
Chairman Session Dr Wexler
8:30 AM Why Use Straightwire Lingual and Features of the System
9:15 AM Digital Set-Up System - E-Line Features & Steps to Access the E-Line DIgital Set-Up
10:30 AM Morning Break
11:00 AM Simple Cases
11:45 AM Extraction and Impossible Cases
12:30 PM Lunch

Pre-Congress Morning Course #2

Graphy Direct-Print Aligners - Advantages and Case Examples

Dr Kenji Ojima, Tokyo, Japan

8:00 AM Registration
8:27 AM Opening Remarks
Chairman Session Dr Wexler
8:30 AM Why Use Direct Print Aligners - Advantages of the System
9:15 AM Set-Up & Cases
10:30 AM Morning Break
11:00 AM Simple Cases
11:45 AM Extraction and Impossible Cases
12:30 PM Lunch

Pre-Congress Afternoon Course #1 

Straight Wire Lingual for Bi-Maxillary Protrusion

Dr Kyoto Takemoto, Tokyo, Japan.

1:30 PM Bi-Maxillary Dental Protrusion - Challenges for a Lingual System
2:15 PM Case Set-Up and Planning - How to Set up and plan the Bi-Maxillary Protrusion Case
3:00 PM Afternoon Break
3:30 PM Detailing Cases and Remediation of Errors
4:15 PM Complex Case Execution and Analysis
5:00 PM Get Ready for Welcome Reception
5:00 PM Welcome Reception Start
6:00 PM Welcome Reception End

Pre-Congress Afternoon Course #2 

Graphy Direct-Print Aligner System, Lab Systems and Printing on Sprint-Ray and other Printers already in the Field

Mr Mario Aparicio, APAC Digital Lab, Brisbane, Australia.

1:30 PM Differences Between Direct Print Aligners and Vacuum-Formed Aligners
2:15 PM Post-Printing Process Differences to other Print Resins, and Why
3:00 PM Afternoon Break
3:30 PM Sprint-Ray Printers and Other Printers Cabable of Printing Direct-Aligner
4:15 PM Future Developments and Other Graphy Resins
5:00 PM Get Ready for Welcome Reception
5:00 PM Welcome Reception Start
6:00 PM Welcome Reception End


Friday 2nd of August 2024

Day 2 - Main Congress Program

7:25 AM OPEN TRADE EXPO, REGISTRATION, COFFEE, TEA, DANISH PASTRIES
7:55 AM Opening Address (5 mins)
Dr Geoffrey Wexler
8:00 AM Aligners for the Correction of Vertical Dimension Problems & Assymetries
Prof Ali Darendeliler, Head of Orthodontics, University of Sydney
8:40 AM Stuart McCrostie Memorial Lecture: The Latest Lingual Orthodontics: Customized Brackets, Pre-Formed Straight Archwires,  Multi-Functional Micro-Implants
Prof Ryoon-Ki Hong, Seoul, South Korea, President of WSLO
9:25 AM Multi-disciplinary approach to Lingual and Invisible Orthodontics in Complex Cases
Dr Vittorio Cacciafesta, Milan, Italy
10:10 AM MORNING BREAK  at TRADE EXPO
10:40 AM Clear Aligner Treatment - A Multi-Dimensional Reveal of a Problem and Some Solutions 
Dr Tony Weir, Brisbane, Australia & Assoc Prof Dr Haylea Blundell, Bendigo Australia
11:35 AM Enhanced Vertical Control - TADs with Clear Aligners
Dr Yoon-Ji Kim, South Korea
12:05 AM Exclusive ASLO Annnouncement - Major 3M Clear Tray Aligner global innovation revevaled
Presented by Platinum Sponsor 3M, together with Dr Linton Nash
12:59 PM House Keeping Remarks
Dr Wexler
1:00 PM LUNCH at TRADE EXPO
2:00 PM Increasing Efficiency of Clear Aligners Treatment wtih Bone-Borne 3D Printed Appliances
Dr Nour Eldin Tarraf, Sydney, Australia
2:40 PM Direct Printed Aligners, Graphy, Aligner-TAD Combination
Dr Kenji Ojima, Tokyo, Japan
3:20 PM Skeletal Anchorage for Maxilla Expansion
Prof Won Moon, Fullerton, California
4:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA at TRADE EXPO
4:30 PM Treatment set-up using Digital E-Line Set-up System
Dr Guiseppe Scuzzo
5:10 PM Bimaxillary Protrusion Cases with the Alias Hidden Straightwire Appliance 
Dr Kyoto Takemoto
5:40 PM House Keeping Remarks
Dr Wexler
5:41 PM Get Ready for Dinner
5:45 PM Pre-Dinner Drinks, Sponsored by American Orthodontics
7:00 PM GALA DINNER, Sponsored by GRAPHY
11:00 PM GALA DINNER CONCLUDES


Saturday 3rd of August 2024

Day 3 - Main Congress Program

8:28 AM Opening
ASLO President Dr Geoffrey Wexler
8:30 AM Mastering Modern Orthodontics: Leveraging TADs, Customised appliances, and Digital Workflow for Transformative Results
Dr Siva Vasudavan, Perth Western Australia
9:30 AM Latest Techniques in Challenging Cases using MARPE Non-Surgical True Skeletal Expansion & Lingual Appliances
Dr Ilya Lipkin, New Jersey USA
10:30 AM MORNING BREAK at TRADE EXPO
11:00 AM Wabeez, a customized lingual system. : No friction mechanics
Dr Didier Fillion, Paris France
11:30 AM Active-Wing Appliance for Rapid Severe Bimaxillary Protrusion
A. Prof Chen Qifeng, Ningde, China 
12:15 PM How To Easily Integrate Lingual Braces Into Your Practice Using Digital Technology
Dr Francis Wong, Gold Coast Australia
1:00 PM House Keeping Remarks
Dr Wexler
1:01 PM LUNCH at TRADE EXPO : AGM FOR Committee and Members of ASLO
2:00 PM Innovative (Lingual) Indirect Bonding, Combined Digital & Manual Method
Dr James Huang, Taipei, Taiwan
2:30 PM Extraction Cases with the Completely Customised WIN Lingual Appliance
Dr Jasprit Kaur Nirmal Singh, Canberra Australia
3:20 PM AFTERNOON BREAK at TRADE EXPO
3:40 PM An Evidence-Based Approach to Digital Orthodontics Part 1 (Duet with Prof P. Catteoano)
Prof Marie Cornelis, Chair in Orthodontics, Uni of Melbourne Dental School, Australia
An Evidence-Based Approach to Digital Orthodontics Part 2 (Duet with Prof M. Cornelis)
Prof Paolo M Catteano, Bio-Medical Engineering, Uni of Melbourne, Dental School, Australia
4:30 PM Successful Clinical Cases with Orthodontic Aesthetic Techniques
Liana Lima Pinhiero, President of the Brazilian Dental Academy, Rio De Janiero
5:10 PM President Wrap-Up & Thankyou's
6:00-10:00 Dinner for Speakers


Sunday 04 August 2024

Three (3) Post-Courses Today

1. COMPLEX, ADVANCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ORTHODONTIC CASES,
Morning
and Afternoon - Dr Vittorio Cacciafesta, Milan, Italy


2. MSE - INCORPORATE *MSE* IN YOUR PRACTICE, IMMEDIATELY, THE NUTS AND BOLTS, 
Morning 
- Prof Won Moon, Fullerton Calif


3. SEVERE Bi-MAXILLARY PROTRUSION CORRECTION - FAST & ACCURATE "ACTIVE WING",  
Afternoon
- A.Prof, Dr Chen QiFeng, China



Post-Congress Morning Course #1

Complex Advanced Multi-Disciplinary Treatment with Lingual Appliances.

Dr Vittorio Cacciafesta, Milan, Italy

7:58 AM Opening: Dr Wexler
8:00 AM Interdisciplinary vs Multi-Disciplinary:
8:45 AM Team Vision Wax-Up Mock-Up, Digital Smile Design, Multi-Disciplinary Planning
10:30 AM Morning Break
11:00 AM Pre-prosthetic management - Molar Uprighting, Space Opening for Implants, Root Position & Angulation, Molar Protraction Limits
11:45 AM Tooth Movement through Edentulous Sites, Implant Site Development, New bone Volume Formation, Implants + Orthodontics
12:30 PM Lunch

Post-Congress Morning Course #2

How to Incorporate Maxillary Skeletal Expander (MSE) in Your Practice Immediately: The Nuts and Bolts of MSE Application.

Prof Won Moon, Ajou School of Medicine & UCLA. Please read publications listed on Won Moon Speaker Page. Won Moon Speaker Page

8:00 AM
  • Overall concept of MSE, Dx and Tx planning, and patient selection
  • MSE vs Other MARPE: Resistance vs Bone Driven Systems
  • Craniofacial v dentoalveolar changes with MSE 
  • 8:45 AM
  • Proper appliance selection and fabrication
  • Digital MSE placement
  • Optimal activation protocol based on mechanical and biological considerations
  • 10:30 AM Morning Break
    11:00 AM
  • Solution for patients with narrow palates
  • Solution for patients requiring multiple MSEs
  • Asymmetric patients and asymmetric expansion
  • 11:40 AM
  • Cortopuncture and MSE for challenging cases
  • Combining minor surgical procedure with MSE for even more challenging cases
  • MSE and airway changes
  • Troubleshooting
  • 12:30 PM Lunch

    Post-Congress Afternoon Course # 1 (continuation of morning course #1)

    Complex Advanced Multi-Disciplinary Treatment with Lingual Appliances.

    Dr Vittorio Cacciafesta, Milan Italy.

    1:30 PM Timing of Ortho with Perio, "When can Ortho Start?" Anchorage & Biomechanical Planning
    2:15 PM Manage Missing Papilla, Soft Tissue Augmentation, Bone Cleft and Recession Management in Lingual, Gummy Smiles
    3:00 PM Afternoon Break
    3:30 PM Digital Smile Design & Prosthetics Planning in Lingual Invisible Orthodonitcs, Optimise Results & Motivate for Ceramic Veneers
    4:15 PM Integration of Ceramic Veneers and Implant-Supported Re-Constructions in Lingual Patients 

    Post-Congress Course, Afternoon Course # 2 

    Active-Wing Appliances for Severe Bi-Maxillary Protrusion

    A. Prof Chen Qifeng at Nanchang and Practitioner at Ningde, China.

    1:30 PM The Need for a Special Appliance for protrusion cases
    2:15 PM The correction procedure and clinical operating points of lingual Active-wing correction technology
    3:00 PM Afternoon Break
    3:30 PM Molar Tubes, Main Sliding Archwire made of Simple, Standard Components
    4:15 PM Treatment of Many Complex Bi-Maxillary Protrusion Cases in Short Treatment Times