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Ortho - international magazine of orthodontics No.1, 2016

| feature interview 50 ortho 1 2016 “...aligner therapy opened the door for a huge cohort of patients who would not have considered orthodontic therapy in the past...” © edwardolive / Shutterstock.com EuropewillmatchthoseinAmericaandAsia,where alignertherapyisalsoverypopular.Therearealways regional differences, also partly related to legal restrictions,butthetrendtowardsalignertherapyis a global phenomenon. How does the EAS address the current trends in orthodontics? Aligner therapy has seen huge advancements over the past decade, with an increasing number of manufacturers offering different systems today. Thus, the main motivation behind the foundation oftheEASwastoestablishaneutralbody—aninter- national society that is independent of any aligner company and open to all dentists using aligners for orthodontic treatment. TheworkoftheEASischaracterisedbythreecor- nerstones. The first is education, namely arranging conferencesandregionalmeetingsandintroducing clinical online forums, through which members can interact and share experiences and ideas. The second column of the EAS’s philosophy is commu- nication. We aim to be a neutral organisation that patientscanturntoforcomprehensiveinformation about aligner therapy and that members can con- sult for guidelines. Research is our third column, which is currently lagging behind. Eventually, we hope to have our own aligner journal or magazine and grant annual awards for excellence in aligner therapy. With the help of our sponsors, the EAS will grow andbecomeaninternationalumbrellaorganisation to help promote education and research and devel- opment for aligner therapy. TheEASisafairlyyoungorganisationandhosted its first congress on 13 and 14 February in Vienna. What was the idea behind this event? The EAS’s primary objective is education be- cause, obviously, education underpins every pro- fession and without it we simply stagnate. There- fore, we decided that our first event should be a congress held in the heart of Europe offering a broad spectrum of informative lectures and a showcase of different systems and products. At the first congress in Vienna, internationally dis- tinguished speakers shared their views and ex- pertiseaboutalignertherapy.Moreover,theevent offered manufacturers an independent forum for exhibiting their solutions. Candentalprofessionalslookforwardtoanother EAS congress next year? Based on the success of the inaugural event over the past weekend, we definitely want the congress to become a regular event in the calendar. While we are planning to hold the EAS congress every two years,wewillbeorganisingsmallerregionalforums on a continuous basis throughout every year. Thank you very much for the interview. 12016

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