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showed several cases with restorative treat- ment giving the final touches to a good Orthodontic treatment. He also compared between cases treated by Orthodontics alone and one treated by multi approach of Ortho-Resto-Perio which really made a bigger difference in those pa- tients smiles. On the second day of the conference Prof William Clark who is the inventor and de- veloper of the famous twin block function- al appliance which is the most used one to correct CLII skeletal discrepancy in grow- ing individuals. In his lecture Prof Clark took the audience through the different steps of diagnosis and treatment utilizing twin blocks with minimal and/or no need for fixed appliance. He stressed the importance of patient selec- tion, motivation and instruction to the suc- cess of treatment with such devices. The audience interacted with this lecture since some of them had there doubts about this method but Prof Clark explained to them the keys for success using this method. Dr. Robert Boyd concluded the morning session with a talk on “How can aligners be used for complex Orthodontic cases” ranging from extraction cases to correcting of much hard vertical cases in adults with good prognosis and lasting stability. The afternoon session was dedicated to fu- ture promising subjects in Orthodontics such as distraction cheliplasty where Dr. Abdullah Alfaidi spoke from his surgical background as a Craniofacial Surgeon how this minimal procedure could improve the smile dramatically without the need to more complex Orthognathic surgery involving cutting of bone or augmentation. The audi- ence listened with attention on how to se- lect cases for such a procedure and how the procedure is done in a very short time un- der one hour in some cases. Later that day Dr. Sarah Alfaqeh spoke on “Constraints on tooth growth by developing alveolar bone” where she pointed the causes of such prob- lem, which used to be thought that the main cause behind it is primary teeth. Then Dr. Hadwah Moawad took the stage to speak on “Genetic in Orthodontic” and how the advancement in this field could lead to prediction and reducing malocclusion. The 2nd day of the conference concluded by a lecture Given by Prof Clark where he spoke on “New horizons in Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedic”, he highlight- ed the latest development in Orthodontic thus his talk raised lots of questions from the audience about the technique presented and how to use them for the best benefit for the patient and practitioner. This led to the time scheduled for the lecture to extend to more than ½ hour then the scheduled time. The conference was followed by a post con- ference course with the title of “The Forces System: Advance in fixed appliance tech- nique. New technique for lingual arch de- veloping” where Prof Clark spoke for over 6 hours over the whole day on his new in- vention Forces System which make correct- ing transverse problems and CLIII easi- er through utilizing the ligual arch devel- oping technique which gives faster and more repayable results as was explain by Prof Clark in comprising to fixed applianc- es placed from the buccal side. Accompa- nying the 7th conference was an exhibition dedicated for Orthodontic products and new advancements in this field with over 14 local and international companies which captured the interest of all 500 participants who attended the conference. Overall the 7th Saudi Orthodontic conference was up to the level of expectation and gain satisfac- tion on venue, speakers, and overall organi- zation which showed clearly from the feed- back of the attendees. With warm smiles the participants said farewell to each other hoping to see one another around the same time next year at the 2014 annual meeting. Acknowledgment: Sincere gratitude is paid to Dr. Abdulaziz Alkhunain and Dr. Mohamad Alharbi for their most valuable effort in preparation of this report. The 4th International Healthcare Exhibition & Conference Serving Iraq Venue: Organized By: In Cooperation With: Diamond Sponsor: Gold Sponsor: Silver Sponsor: Official Hotel: Official Freight Forwarder: Supported By: Ministry of Health - Kurdistan Ministry of Health - Baghdad Visit the Leading International Healthcare Exhibition in Iraq 27 - 29 May 2013 Erbil International Fair Ground 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM www.iraqmedicare.com +964 66 2567634 / +964 66 2645511 by Dr. Khaled Abouseada, BDS, MS, Orthod. cert. R iyadh, Saudi Arabia: As usual at this time of the year the mem- bers of Saudi Orthodonti Society (SOS) are gathered along to meet for their 7th Saudi International Orthodon- tic Conference which started on 18 Feb 2013 - 21 Feb 2013 held in the lavishing venue of Riyadh – Ritz Carlton which is considered as the best hotel in Riyadh and one of the top in the Middle East. The conference was kicked off by a pre- congress given by the legendary Prof Wil- liam Proffit, the biggest name in the field of Orthodontics today. He spoke exten- sively on Contemporary Orthodontics in this era and age and the development and destiny of fixed appliance in the future. He emphasized on how Orthodontists could grasp the advantages of fixed appliance and prevent complication from happing, he also spoke on new procedures and tech- niques in Orthodontic diagnosis and treat- ment planning what does and does not save time during orthodontic treatment. He wrapped up his talk by speaking in de- tail on the ever so demanding adult Orth- odontic and incorporation with surgery. This course had a record breaking atten- dance for any course held by SOS with over 350 participant registered. The conference itself started on the 19 Feb, with the opening ceremony where Prof Suli- man Alomaran, Head of SOS welcomed the distinguish guest, delegates, speaker and society members to this year’s meeting. He also summarized the achievements of the SOS Board through the last 3 years. This year is the last year of the board and hand- ing of responsibility will be given to the newly elected board at the end of the meet- ing. The opening ceremony was followed by an important lecture titled “Critical evalu- ation in orthodontic appliance’ by Prof. W. Proffit where he gave a summery of his 50 years experience with fixed appliance and what are the changes that the orthodontists could expect in the coming years. This was followed by an interesting lecture of “Overview of CLII treatment” which was given by Dr. Tamer Buyukylmaz where he presented the clinically proven technique for treating CLII cased backed by number of cas- es that he treated himself for ranging from children all the way to adulthood and which technique has shorter time than the other. Since the temporary anchorage device is to get much attention these days, Prof W. Proffit later on the day presented a lec- ture on “UNC experience with screw and mini plate’, thus giving the pros and cons of them with keys of success illustrated by multiple cases showing perfect results and decreasing the need for surgical interven- tion with Orthodontic. The first day was wrapped up by Dr. Rob- ert Boyd lecturing on “Orthodontic and Es- thetic consideration in planning and place- ment of Restorative Implants” where he stressed on the more demanding of esthet- ics by patients since Orthodontic by it self could not fulfill all patient demands such as having a brighter and wider smile, he 7th Saudi International Orthodontic Conference Dr. Khaled Abouseada, BDS, MS, Orthodon- tics cert, is consultant orthodontic who is in- volved in private practice in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt plus teaching orthodon- tic in BMC and SAMAT. He graduated from Alexandria University in 1993, Fellow of the World Federation of orthodontics and mem- ber in multiple regional and international orthodontic associations. Dr. Khaled has to his credit, various publications in national and international journals. He has lectured at many international and national dental and orthodontic forums. Winner of I LOVE MY DENTIST AWARD 2010 and 2011 and short listed winner of best orthodontic case award in MENA area 2010 and 2011. Being the proud holder of 4 international certifi- cations in different CAD CAM aligners sys- tems and also practicing CAD CAM lingual and labial orthodontics, he is also a certified trainer for CAD CAM aligners; these years of practice make him one of the most experi- enced doctors in the continent to have prac- ticed orthodontic CAD/CAM therapy. Asnani Dental Clinic Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. khaledseada@yahoo.com Contact Information 22 Dental ortho tribune Dental tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | March-April 2013