34. Symposion Praktische Kieferorthopädie

DDS: University of Copenhagen 1990 Orthodontist: University of Copenhagen 1998 Visiting clinician: Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA 2000 Beni Solow Award for best published paper 2002 Ph.D: University of Copenhagen 2004 Active Member Angle Society of Europe 2014 Postgraduate course in Cranio-Mandibular function 2014 Consulting Orthodontist, University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2004-2013 Private practise limited to orthodontics and oral surgery since 2001.

Katrin Bekes is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. She is currently President of the German Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Vice President of the Austrian Society of Pediatric Dentistry, and is also involved in the European and International Society of Pediatric Dentistry. Prof. Bekes founded the only competence center for patients with MIH in Austria. She has published and lectured widely on molar incisor hypomineralization and related fields.

Dr. Jens J. Bock is an orthodontist in joint practice with his wife in Fulda, Germany. He is the author and co-editor of several textbooks in the field of diagnostics and clinical orthodontics. Dr. Bock is co-editor of Kieferorthopädie and has published widely nationally and internationally in the field of modern imaging and digital procedures.

2011 – 2016 Studium der Zahnmedizin an der Universität Rostock; 2018 – 2020 Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München - Abteilung für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie; Seit 2020 Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München - Abteilung für Kieferorthopädie.

Björn Ludwig is an orthodontics specialist who operates his private office in a small village in Germany. He holds positions at two universities: the University of Homburg/Saar in Germany and the Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. While his primary focus is on clinical work, he has a strong affinity for technology, which consistently sparks his interest. He is dedicated to advancing as a researcher and writer, actively participating in a variety of research projects and taking on editorial roles for academic journals. Furthermore, he serves as an editor for several books and is the author of numerous book chapters in classic orthodontic texts. In addition to his passion for orthodontics, he also takes pleasure in cycling as a means tounwind.

I am Stefania Perrotta, an orthodontic specialist with an academic and clinical background. I completed my dentistry degree and specialty in orthodontics at the University of Naples Federico II, and I hold a PhD in Clinical and Experimental Medicine. I am currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Salerno's School of Medicine and an Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Naples Federico II, where I teach in the postgraduate program in Orthodontics. Additionally, I have a Master's degree in Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders, and I successfully passed the European Board of Orthodontics examination (part 1) in 2021.

As a speaker and author, I actively share my expertise in orthodontics. I am a member of professional organizations including SIDO, SIBOS, AIDOR, AIG, and EOS. In my private practice, I focus on presurgical treatment in Orthognathic Surgery using 3D software for digital planning, as well as on skeletal asymmetry and teeth impactions.