13th Benefit User Meeting

Programm
Friday, 26^th April
9.00–12.30 Morning Course
Prof. Dr. Benedict Wilmes & Prof. Dr. Dieter Drescher (Düsseldorf, Germany): Skeletal anchorage in the anterior palate, an introduction for starters  
TAD insertion, scan/impression, RME with Hybrid Hyrax, Mentoplate, Beneslider distalization, Space closure with Mesialslider, molar anchorage, molar intrusion and extrusion of impacted teeth.

13.30–17.00 Afternoon Course
Dr. Kenji Ojima (Tokyo, Japan) & Prof. Dr. Benedict Wilmes (Düsseldorf, Germany): The new „Benefit For Aligner Technique“ (BAT): Optimal combinations of Aligners & palatal TADs
Space Closure with Aligner & Mesialslider, Class II treatment & distalization with Beneslider & Aligner, Expansion & Class III treatment with BMX Expander, Hybrid Hyrax and Quadexpander & Aligner

Saturday, 27^th April
09.00–09.15 Prof. Dr. Benedict Wilmes (Düsseldorf, Germany): Welcome
09.15–09.45 Prof. Dr. Ravi Nanda (Connecticut, USA): Treatment of vertical problems in orthodontics – what do we know?
09.45–10.15 Dr. Salah Abbas (Copenhagen, Denmark): How to increase the success rate and the stability of open bite closure with skeletal anchorage.
10.15–10.45 Prof. Dr. Dieter Drescher (Düsseldorf, Germany): Molar intrusion for open bite treatment
10.45–11.15 Coffee Break
11.15–11.45 PD Dr. Björn Ludwig (Traben-Trarbach, Germany): How did skeletal anchorage change my way of vertical thinking?
11.45–12.15 Dr. Maximilian Küffer (Düsseldorf, Germany): Digital Slider design to correct sagittal and vertical problems simultaneously
12.15–13.00 Prof. Dr. Ravi Nanada moderates the Round Table Discussion: Vertical Challenges in Orthodontics: TADs vs Surgery?
13.00–14.00 Lunch Break
14.00–14.30 Dr. Kenji Ojima (Tokyo, Japan): The next level of aligner orthodontics: TADs and direct printing
14.30–15.00 Dr. Siva Vasudavan (Perth, Australia): Mastering Modern Orthodontics: Leveraging TADs, Clear Aligners, and Digital Workflow for Transformative Results
15.00–15.30 Dr. Ashley Smith (Toowoomba, Australia): Aligners and TADS, how to combine using CBCT´s
15.30–16.00 Coffee Break
16.00–16.30 Dr. Claudia Pinter (Vienna, Austria): Harmonizing Power: The Beneslider-Aligner Synchronization as a Breakthrough in Class II Malocclusions
16.30–17.00 Prof. Dr. Benedict Wilmes (Düsseldorf, Germany): “The Benefit For Aligner Technique” – 1-phase or 2-phase approach?