Speaker

Dr Kelvin Foong

Associate Professor
National University of Singapore

Topic

Optimising Cone Beam Computed Tomography Imaging in the Orthodontic Management of Impacted Teeth

Abstract

This webinar presents a curated collection of scientific evidence and clinical examples on the use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) imaging for the orthodontic management of impacted teeth. It articulates the presenter’s educated perspective and experience on:

1. When and when not to use CBCT imaging in orthodontics.

2. How to use CBCT imaging in the orthodontic management of impacted teeth
(i) through volume rendered (VR) and multi-planar reconstructed (MPR) views
(ii) by selection of the optimal spatial resolution
(iii) in connection with 3D printing to visualise the anatomic space

Cases of impacted incisors, canines and molars form the learning contexts in this webinar that emphasise the effective use of CBCT imaging to manage such impacted teeth in orthodontic practice.

Biography

Dr Kelvin Foong is a tenured Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). A/Prof Foong serves as the Director of the Discipline of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore (NUS) and is a Senior Consultant at the National University Centre for Oral Health Singapore (NUCOHS). He received the Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1988, the Master of Dental Surgery (Orthodontics) from The University of Adelaide in 1994, the M Orth RCS Edin qualification in 1996, and a PhD from NUS in 2005. In 2013, he attended the Advanced Management Programme at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.

A/Prof Foong has previously served as the Vice-Dean at NUS Dentistry from 2002 to 2016 in the portfolios of Research and Academic Affairs and as the NUCOHS Clinical Lead for Orthodontics till 2023. His other previous leadership roles are as the President of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Southeast Asian (SEA) Division from 2009-2011 and as Vice-Chairman of the NUS Teaching Academy from 2018-2020.

He is the Director of the NUS Orthodontics Residency Training Programme and chairs NUS Dentistry’s Technology-Enhanced Learning workgroup. As an academic-clinician and educator, his teaching interests focus on simulation-augmented learning to enhance clinical decision-making and procedural competence. His scientific interests lie in medical image analysis and modelling, technology-enhanced learning, eye-tracking, formative feedback, and enhancing learning in orthodontics with Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models.

A/Prof Foong’s clinical interests are in (i) mixed dentition interceptive orthodontic treatment including growth modification, (ii) management of impacted teeth, (iii) the use of CBCT imaging in orthodontics, and (iv) the use of CAD-CAM to produce orthodontic appliances and enhance efficiency in the clinical workflow.

Within the international orthodontic community, A/Prof Foong delivered the Percy Raymond Begg Lecture at the 2013 Australian Orthodontic Congress and the Milton Reginald Sims Memorial Lecture at the Australian Begg Orthodontic Society meeting in 2011.

Outside of academic life and orthodontics, he enjoys bird photography, trail hiking, good food and company.