Fourth Annual Graber Symposium 2024
The UIC Department of Orthodontics warmly welcomes you to the Fourth Annual Graber Symposium. The Annual Graber Symposium honors the legacy of Dr. Thomas M. Graber by inviting clinician-scientists from across the world to highlight new and relevant research as well as biomedical approaches to advance the orthodontic profession. This year we have brought together outstanding orthodontic educators and clinician scientists to share exciting developments and advances in the orthodontics field. See the full list of speakers and their talks below. We hope you join us!
When: Thursday, October, 10, 2024 | 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CDT)
Where: Lecture Hall South - UIC College of Dentistry - 801 S. Paulina St. Chicago, IL 60612
Zoom link will be available for guests who wish to attend virtually.
This free event qualifies for 6 CE credits. All are welcome to register for this lecture.
For questions and inquiries please email Dr. Min Kyeong Lee - minklee@uic.edu
Agenda, Speakers and Topics:
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast and networking
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Opening remarks by UIC College of Dentistry Dean Susan Rowan and Dr. Lee Graber
8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
The Changing Orthodontic Landscape: What’s Hot, What’s Not, Keynote talk
Dr. Nikhilesh Vaiid - president of the World Federation of Orthodontists and editor in chief of Seminars in Orthodontics
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Coffee break and networking
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Skeletal Anchorage in Treating Varied Malocclusions
Dr. Sumit Yadav - Chair & Henry and Anne Cech Professor of Orthodontics, University of Nebraska Medical Center
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Orthodontics Residency Education for Generation Z: Current Landscape, Opportunities, and Challenges
Dr. Sath Allareddy, Dr. Sumit Yadav and Dr. Nikhilesh Vaiid - editors of special edition on Education, Seminars in Orthodontics
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Indian, Thai, Mediterranean and Korean Cuisine and Networking
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Practical Early Orthodontic Treatment: Case-Based Review
Dr. Kyungsup Shin- associate professor, clinical research director and orthodontics residency program director, The University of Iowa
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Updates from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
Drs. Min Kyeong Lee and Maysaa Oubaidin - associate professors, department of orthodontics, University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Coffee break and networking
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Genomics of Craniofacial Disorders by Dr. Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan - associate professor and head of department of orthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closing comments by Dr. Lee Graber and Dr. Sath Allareddy
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Nikhilesh Vaid, BDS, MDS, PhD
World Federation of Orthodontists
Professor Nikhilesh Vaid is the president of the World Federation of Orthodontists and editor in chief of seminars in orthodontics. He is currently an adjunct professor at Saveetha Dental College in Chennai, India and former professor and vice-dean of the European University College in Dubai, UAE. He has private practices in both Dubai and Mumbai, India. He is an active member of the Edward H. Angle Society-North Atlantic component. He has widely published and edited journals including the “Seminars in Orthodontics” on five occasions and was the editor in chief of “ APOS Trends in Orthodontics” from 2010-20. He’s published more than 200 peer reviewed papers and text book chapters and has lectured in more than 50 countries around the world. The important forums at which he has lectured include the AAO Annual Sessions (on 10 occasions), the International Orthodontic Congresses (on 3 occasions) and many more specialty national and regional congresses. Dr. Vaid’s current areas of interest are evidence-based protocols, technology, aligners and Rx effects and management protocols. His mission is to encourage global collaboration in the profession through leadership, advocacy and voluntary service towards professional societies.
Source: https://education.aaoinfo.org/b/sp/nikhilesh-vaid-69
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Speakers and Learning Objectives
“The Changing Orthodontic Landscape: What’s Hot, What’s Not”
Nikhilesh Vaid, BDS, MDS, PhD – Keynote Speaker
World Federation of Orthodontists
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the evolution of orthodontics and the changing landscape of the speciality.
- Delve on skills and technologies that the next generation of clinicians will need to possess.
- Showcase clinical and research findings from contemporary literature that can direct thought processes for the future.
- Highlight “red flags” on the orthodontic terrain that should concern clinicians and researchers of today.
“Skeletal Anchorage in Treating Varied Malocclusions”
Sumit Yadav, BDS, MDS, PhD, MBA
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the scientific evidence for individualized/personalized orthodontic treatment of varied malocclusion with skeletal anchorage.
- Technological advancement shaping each and every aspect of our clinical practice, but do we have evidence of technological advancement used in clinical practice.
“Orthodontics Residency Education for Generation Z: Current Landscape, Opportunities, and Challenges”
Veerasathpurush Allareddy, BDS, MBA, MHA, PhD, MMSc
University of Illinois Chicago
Nikhilesh Vaid, BDS, MDS, PhD
World Federation of Orthodontists
Sumit Yadav, BDS, MDS, PhD, MBA
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Learning Objectives
- To provide an overview of the current orthodontics educational landscape.
- Discuss the emerging themes and trends in orthodontics.
- Identify the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the orthodontics ecosystem.
“Practical Early Orthodontic Treatment: Case-Based Review”
Kyungsup Shin, MS, DMD, PhD
University of Iowa
Learning Objectives
- Review key principles of practical early orthodontic interceptive treatment (phase I).
- Apply general guidelines to manage early crowding and ectopic eruptions.
- Apply systematic guidelines to manage problems in antero-posterior, vertical, and transverse dimensions.
“Updates from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network”
Min Kyeong Lee, DMD, DMSc & Maysaa Oubaidin, DMD, MS
UIC
Learning Objectives
- Provide updates from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN).
- Present different levels of PBRN membership and provide further information to join the PBRN.
“Genomics of Craniofacial Disorders”
Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan, DDS, DMSc, PhD
Tufts University
Learning Objectives
- Provide a conceptual framework of next-generation sequencing technology.
- Discuss the applications of whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing to study craniofacial conditions.
- The future of sequencing technology in the specialty of orthodontics.
Presenters do not have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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The University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry designates this activity for 6 continuing education credits.