Our Speakers
-Short introduction to TADS
-Material and design perspectives of TADs (clinical guidance)
-Criteria for selection of TADs in patients of different clinical scenarios (clinical guidance)
-Anatomical landmarks for placement and selection criteria for TADs (clinical guidance)
-Economic perspectives of which system to buy (clinical guidance)
-De-crowding of teeth with TADs- associated biomechanics- case reports
-Retraction with TADs (continuous/sectional arch wire mechanics)- associated biomechanics- case reports
Vertical Problems -
-Mild/moderate/severe gummy smiles- case reports
-Occlusal canting- case reports
-Clockwise rotated mandible/increased LAFH- case reports
Sagittal Problems- Increased overjet, reverse overjet- case reports
Transverse Problems- MARPE, MSE- case reports
-Correction of impactions/transpositions with TADs
Infrazygomatic Crest Bone Screws
-Material perspective, placement, biomechanics
-Case reports
-Failures and their solution, troubleshooting
Buccal Shelf Bone Screws
-Material perspectives, placement, biomechanics
-Case reports
-Failures and their solution, troubleshooting
-Orthodontic re-treatment with TADs, IZC and BSS
-Digitised appliances with TADS
-Invisalign / aligners with TADs
-latrogenic effects treated with TADS
-Clinical innovation with TADS
-Discussing evidence/research pertinent to clinical usage of TADs
-Failures of TADs - critical appraisal and management
Mini-screw Placement
- Posterior inter-radicular
- Anterior inter-radicular (Single midline / Dual for intrusion)
- Palatal for molar intrusion
- MARPE
Bone Screw Placement
- IZC placement
- Buccal shelf bone screw placement
- Placement of ramal implants
- Gingival contouring (adjunct to gummy smile correction)
- ABE removal
- Soft tissue lasers for canine exposure
- Tunnel technique for dis-impaction
-Bio-mechanical consideration of TAD supported force systems
-Intrusion and extrusion arches, cantilever springs
- Problem solving
- Innovations
- Queries
One of the best lectures and clinical discussions I gave encountered in the last 2 decades . An excellent team comprising with experts who do not hesitate in showing their mistakes, deliberating and finding solutions to them ... very relatable with listeners like me who face similar situations.. problem solving has always been lacking in our speciality and this was exactly what was needed and happened for those 2 days . Thank you for packed scientific sessions . 🙏
Very excellent course and journey towards advanced orthodontic era, thank you so much for the excellent lectures and practical demo, sirs🙏very great effort and hard work is the only theme for this successful course.... Thank you ....to all the Master class sirs🙏🙏
Thank you Dr.Abishek, Dr.Adit, Dr.Rajaganesh, Dr.Arun Nayak & Dr.Ajit for giving us a wonderful learning experience.It was wonderfully organized, with lots of practical tips and pearls, kudos to the entire team of master class for making this possible, 👏👏👌
A very well organised scientific programme and indeed a wonderful learning experience. Thanks to all the dear master class team members for excellent cases, lectures and knowledge sharing.. It was great catching up with you all and the fellow participants.. Thank you 🙏
I would like to express my gratitude to the whole team for the amazing session. Definitely learned lots of tips and tricks which will be helpful in the long run , having imbibed the confidence to perform implant procedures. Hoping for more sessions of this kind .
Absolutely, to attend such high quality a course in our backyard with world class faculty is a dream come true. Full paisa vasool! Learnt so much.. Heartfelt thanks to all our Masterclass faculty for your efforts 🙏🙏
Thank you so much for conducting this high value Course. Big respects to all the faculty for the open heart to teach , the volume of excellent cases and awesome presentation. 😍✌🏻👍
Well organized, a lot of new tips and tricks, Thanks a lot for the great teachers for the session and their whole hearted willingness to share and get the solutions for our doubts..
This advanced orthodontic course basically focuses on the role of skeletal anchorage systems in Orthodontics. It gives the participants an in-depth overview on – temporary anchorage devices, orthodontic bone screws and bone plates. It is crafted to upgrade the clinical skills of orthodontists, post graduate students in orthodontics and orthodontic practitioners to treat complex orthodontic problems, non-surgically. It also focuses on the role of mini-implants in association with dental braces and aligners to treat challenging orthodontic cases.
Dental practitioners holding post graduate degree in Orthodontics / post graduate students in Orthodontics are ideal candidates for this course. General dentist (international delegates) who are not registered under the Dental Council of India – and have special interest in the field of Orthodontics can also avail this course to upgrade their clinical skills.
This comprehensive course on skeletal anchorage systems is unique in its own way – as it is a combination of lecture module and hands-on exercise on 3D printed life like models with a dedicated videographic session on various minor surgical procedures associated with TADs.
Therefore, clinicians can use this forum to gather advanced clinical inputs in the non-surgical treatment of complex orthodontic problems like – gummy smiles, vertical maxillary excessive, transverse skeletal deficiency, clockwise rotated mandible leading to deficient chin, Class II and Class III skeletal problems and so on.
Yes, international delegates can attend this course. In case of international delegates with practicing registration number from any other country other than India – both orthodontist and general dentist with special interest in Orthodontics are allowed to be a part of this extensive clinical session.
The 3-day clinical extravaganza on temporary anchorage devices is specially crafted to meet the needs of clinicians who wish to upgrade their skills in the treatment of severe orthodontic problems and orthodontic re-treatment.
The faculty is an esteemed group of astute clinicians with more than a decade of experience with temporary anchorage devices. They have themselves treated thousands of cases with this modality.
This course is the brainchild of – Dr.Abhisek Ghosh (Visiting Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India) and Dr.Adith Venugopal (Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand).
They are aptly supported by other experienced clinicians like – Dr.Rajaganesh Gautam (Chair, Department of Orthodontics, DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pune, India), Dr.Ajit Kalia (Chair, Department of Orthodontics, MA Rangoonwala Dental College and Hospital, Pune, India) and Dr.Arun Nayak (Private Practitioner, Clear Aligner Expert, Mumbai, India).
All the course coordinators are actively involved and are physically available to guide the delegates during the lecture and the hands-on session.
Dr.Abhisek Ghosh did his graduation from Ragas Dental College, Chennai and post-graduation in Orthodontics from the Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, as the best outgoing student (Gold Medalist). He is a diplomate of the Indian Board of Orthodontics and has the unique distinction of having a fellowship from all four Royal College of Surgeons-Edinburgh, England, Ireland and Glasgow.
He is the recipient of the Best Clinical Paper Award 5 times at the 47th, 48th, 49th, 53rd and 56th Indian Orthodontic Conference in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata Kochi and Pune. He is the winner of the George Jacob Award for excellence in clinical innovation presented by the Indian Orthodontic Society for the year, 2014. He has also been selected for the recently introduced IOS Exchange program to the University of Western Australia, Perth for the year 2017.
He is peer reviewer for the Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society. He is one of the key opinion leaders for ORMCO India pvt.ltd and a regular invited speaker in the national and international forum. He is a fellow of The World Federation of Orthodontist, The American Association of Orthodontist and certified in Lingual orthodontics (Incognito) and clear aligner technology (Invisalign).
He holds the post of Visiting Professor, at the Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Chennai and is also the Chief Consultant Orthodontist at Apollo Clinics and the director of Great Lakes Orthodontic Care, Kolkata.
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Dr. Adith Venugopal is a specialist orthodontist currently working as a Senior Lecturer, Orthodontics in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is also an adjunct associate professor and clinical instructor of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics at the University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Dr Adith Venugopal was previously in a private practice at Pachem Dental Hospital, Phnom Penh, where he practiced exclusive labial, lingual, and aligner therapy.
Dr. Adith Venugopal has completed his Ph.D. in Orthodontics from Kyungpook National University, South Korea, under the eminent Prof. Hee-Moon Kyung. He has completed his clinical M.S. with an Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Orthodontics from the University of the East Manila (2014). He earned a bachelor’s degree in dentistry (B.D.S.) (Honours) from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India.
He has published several scientific studies and clinical reports in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and has been an invited keynote speaker at many orthodontic congresses. He has held courses and workshops on TAD-based biomechanics all around the globe to reach high standards in clinical, research, and teaching skills. He is an associate editor for the Seminars in Orthodontics, a contributing editor for the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, a co-editor for the Kieferorthopadie, and an assistant editor for the APOS trends in Orthodontics.
He is currently the youngest fellow of two prestigious institutions, namely the International College of Dentists & the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is also a fellow and member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. His current clinical interests are in Class III treatments, gummy smiles, intrusion biomechanics, iatrogenics, and orthodontic re-treatment.
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Dr Arun Nayak is an affable, highly-skilled orthodontist practicing exclusive orthodontics with a huge focus on providing genuine advice for the past 19 years. He has had a brilliant academic career and has been trained in one of India’s best orthodontic departments at the Government Dental College, Nagpur. He attends global summits to keep abreast with the latest developments in his field. He has been the KOL for Invisalign for past 8 years.
Dr Nayak is one of the foremost providers of Invisalign system in India. His paper on the G6 protocol has been awarded the Ashima Valiathan Best Clinical Paper at the Indian Orthodontic Conference in 2017. In addition, his paper on managing- Maxillary Deficient Class III with aligners won 2nd best case at the 2022 Indian Orthodontic Society Case Symposium.
Dr Nayak holds cases in the Align Global Gallery. He is the first and only orthodontist from India to be invited to the Invisalign Top 300 Global Forum at Vancouver in 2023. He has mentored scores of orthodontists all over India through hugely popular and intensely-scientific national study clubs.
Dr Nayak is a Platinum-Elite provider and a proud owner of the iTero scanner. He is a Diplomate of the Indian Board of Orthodontics
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Dr. Ajit Kalia is currently Professor & Chair at Department of Orthodontics- M.A. Rangoonwala
College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Pune India. He is a post-graduate teacher and has 22-years of active teaching experience.
He completed his MDS from Ragas Dental College, Chennai under the guidance of Dr. N. R. Krishnaswamy. He is a “Diplomate of the Indian Board of Orthodontics” and is currently serving as the Director of Indian Board of Orthodontics. He has been awarded M.Orth RCS from Glasgow and M.Orth RCS from England.
Dr. Ajit Kalia has 3 patents to his credit. He is an astute clinician and academician who has keen interest in temporary anchorage device, micro esthetics and LASERs. Skeletal anchorage is his special field of interest. He has completed mini residency program on Temporary Anchorage Devices from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. He has attended residency program on IZC and Buccal Shelf Implant conducted by Dr. Chris Chang at Beethoven Orthodontic Center and Newton’s A Inc. in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Dr. Ajit Kalia also had the opportunity to learn the biomechanics of miniplates and Sendai Surgery First Approach- under the supervision of Dr. Junji Sugawara at the Sendai Aoba Clinic, Japan. He has lectured at various national and international conferences and has several publications in national & international journals.
He has won the best clinical paper award at the national conference of Indian orthodontic society at 4 consecutive occasions. He received the best clinical paper award at the World Implant orthodontic conference 2022, Brazil.
He has completed MSc in Aligner Orthodontics- Level 2 from University of Turin, Italy
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Dr. Rajaganesh Gautam is a board-certified orthodontist with a private practice restricted exclusively to Orthodontics in Pune, India since the last 21 years. He completed his BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) from Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai in 2000 and completed his MDS (Masters in Dental Surgery) in Orthodontics from Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore in 2002. He has completed international Mini Residency programs in advanced Orthodontics at the Yonsei University, Seoul and Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea and at the Taipeh Medical University, Taipeh, Taiwan.
He is a Diplomate of National Board (DNB) and a Diplomate of the Indian Board of Orthodontics. He is presently Professor and Head of Department, Department of Orthodontics, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune and is the Chairman of the Indian Board of Orthodontics.
He has authored publications in both national and international journals and is on the board of reviewers for many of these journals. He has conducted national workshops related to the use of TADs in orthodontics.
He has been an invited keynote and guest speaker at the Indian Orthodontic Society national conferences, post-graduate student conventions and at various national and international orthodontic forums. His clinical and research interests include aligner orthodontics, temporary anchorage devices, orthodontic resolution of impacted teeth, adult/ interdisciplinary treatment, and biological mechanisms related to orthodontic tooth movement.
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