Speaker

Professor Nikhillesh Vaiid

Topic

The Orthodontic Hare and Tortoise Story: A Reality Check on Accelerated Orthodontics!

Abstract

The lecture will focus on Research and Clinical methods that claim to improve rate of tooth movement, and present Clinical & Research Guidelines for future. The learning objectives will be:

• Quantifying the Acceleration terrain: The methods, the need & the connect.
• Unanswered questions on Acceleration.
• Innovative Clinical methods to accelerate that we have worked on and are working!
• Clinical Research designs for the future.
• A realistic assessment of where orthodontics is today on the acceleration trail.

Biography

Professor Nikhillesh Vaiid is the President of the World Federation of Orthodontists and Editor in Chief of "Seminars in Orthodontics". He is an Adjunct Professor at Saveetha Dental College in Chennai, India and has a Private Practice in Dubai and in Mumbai, India. He has widely published and edited journals including the "Seminars in Orthodontics" on four occasions and was the Editor in Chief of “ APOS Trends in Orthodontics" from 2010-20. He’s currently EIC- Emeritus of the same. He’s an active member of the Angle Society - North Atlantic component. He's published more than 170 peer reviewed papers and text book chapters and has lectured in more than 55 countries around the world. The important forums at which he has lectured include the AAO Annual Sessions, the International Orthodontic Congresses, ALADA, AOS, APOS and many more. Prof Vaiid's current areas of interest are Evidence Based Decision Making, Technology, Aligners, Orthodontic Rx effects and Management Protocols. He is passionate about Bollywood, Modern Indian Art, Cricket, Single Malt Whiskies and of course Orthodontics. His mission is to encourage global collaboration in the profession through leadership, advocacy and voluntary service towards professional societies.