Program Schedule
Pre Conference
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Prof. Benedict Wilmes, University of Dusseldorf, Germany
Skeletal anchorage in orthodontics – the update for digital techniques and optimal aligner & TAD combinations
09:30 - 10:30
- The rationale of using TADs in orthodontic practice
- Mini-Implants with abutments
- CAD/CAM digital techniques
- Optimal Aligner & TAD slider combinations and staging
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30
- Upper molar distalization
- Upper molar mesialization
- Molar anchorage and En-Masse-Retraction
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
- Rapid palatal expansion and early class III treatment
- Molar uprighting and intrusion
- Alignment of impacted teeth
- TADs as temporary pontics
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00
- Hands on TAD insertion and bending (Beneslider etc.)
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
08:00 - 09:00
Registration & visit the dental exhibition
09:00 - 09:30
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Prof. Stella Chaushu – President, MOIP -
Dr. Ariel Dinbar – President, IOS -
Prof. Letizia Perillo – President, WFO -
Mrs. Naama Nahmias – Associate Dean, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University -
Prof. Rachel Sarig – Head, Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University -
Prof. Benjamin Peretz, Chair Israel Dental Council
Opening Ceremony
Welcome address
- Prof. Stella Chaushu – President, MOIP
- Dr. Ariel Dinbar – President, IOS
- Prof. Letizia Perillo – President, WFO
- Mrs. Naama Nahmias – Associate Dean, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University
- Prof. Rachel Sarig – Head, Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University
- Prof. Benjamin Peretz, Chair Israel Dental Council
09:30 - 12:00
Session Chairs: Prof. Dror Aizenbud & Dr. Immanuel Gillis & Dr. Eyal Katzhendler
09:30 - 10:10
Prof. Letizia Perillo – Keynote
Non-Extraction Treatment in Mixed Dentition Patients: Rationale and Long-Term Stability
10:10 - 10:50
Prof. Nardi Caspi – Keynote
10:50 - 11:20
Coffee break & visit the Dental exhibition
11:20 - 12:00
Prof. Benedict Wilmes – Keynote
Alignment of impacted teeth – how to design the mechanics with TADs?
12:00 - 12:20
Digital Poster Session
The best three posters will be selected by the Poster Scientific Committee
12:20 - 13:20
Lunch break & Visit the dental exhibition
13:20 - 14:20
Align case & Discussion
Moderators: Prof. Dror Aizenbud, Dr. Nimrod Dykstein, Dr. Shay Goren
14:20 - 15:10
Session Chairs: Prof. Nir Shpack & Dr. Alon Gal
14:20 - 14:40
Dr. Gerassimos Angelopoulos – Greece
Overcoming Clinical Challenges in Aligner Therapy: From Patient Experience to Biomechanical Solutions
14:40 - 15:10
Dr. Daniela Garbo – Keynote
Orthodontic treatment of patients with compromised
periodontium: key-points for long-term success.
15:10-15:40
Coffee break & visit the Dental exhibition
15:40 - 17:00
Session Chair: Dr. Rafi Romano & Dr. Hagai Hazan-Molina
15:40 - 16:00
Aligner Biomechanics: Can They Really Do It All?
16:00 - 17:00
Dr. Hirschhaut Miguel and Dr. Carol Weinstein – Keynote
Management of Ectopic Eruptions and Impacted Teeth. As many scenarios as you can think off
17:00 - 17:30
Award Ceremony – “Honorary Fellow” of the Israel Orthodontic Society
18:00-19:30
Alumni Evening
Thursday, December 11, 2025
08:00 - 09:00
Registration, light welcome reception & visit the dental exhibition
09:00 -10:20
Session Chair: Dr. Moshe Davidovitch & Dr. Atalia Wasserstein
09:00 - 10:00
Dr. Ute Schneider-Moser and Dr. Lorenz Moser – Keynote
Best of two worlds: bridging the gap between traditional and new age orthodontics
10:00 - 10:20
Dr. Abraham Kyriakides – Cyprus
Mandibular molar impaction. Why, when, and
how to treat them.
10:20 - 10:50
Coffee break & visit the Dental exhibition
10:50 - 12:30
Session Chair: Prof. Shmuel Einy & Dr. Ronit Turgeman
10:50 - 11:30
Professor Nikhilesh R Vaid
Fantastic is more than just Plastic!
11:30 - 11:50
Dr. Vasileios F. Zymperdikas
The use of skeletal anchorage in the treatment of complex
cases: an evidence-based update
11:50 - 12:30
Align case & Discussion
Moderators: Prof. Shmuel Einy, Dr. Boaz Tsur, Dr. Ronen Zoizner
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break & visit the Dental exhibition / Ambassadors Meeting (separate room)
13:30 - 14:40
Session Chair: Prof. Yocheved Ben-Bassat & Dr. Yossi Abed & Dr. Noa Sadan
13:30 - 13:50
Dr. Georgia Kotantoula – Greece
The Effect of Unilateral Masseter Muscle Resection on
Mandibular Growth in Growing Rats: A CBCT Analysis
13:50 - 14:10
Dr. Eldira Baruti – Albania
Distraction osteogenesis principle applied to the correction of maxillo-mandibular skeletal deformities: Orthodontic approach at the alveolar level.
14:10 - 14:40
Dr. Juan Carlos Perez Varela – Spain
Aesthetics, Skeletal Anchorage , Artificial intelligence and 3D technology. Have they improved the efficiency and predictability of our treatments with aligners ?
14:40 - 15:10
Coffee break & visit the dental exhibition
15:10 - 16:20
Session Chair: Dr. Ariel Dinbar & Dr. Shay Goren
15:10 - 15:40
Dr. Nearchos Panayi – Cyprus
Microplastics and Orthodontic Aligners: An Emerging Reality or a Myth
15:40 - 16:20
Prof. Carlos Flores-Mir – Keynote
Tackling the Brodie Bite: Overcoming the Challenges.
16:20 - 16:40
Closing MOIP flag ceremony
19:00 - 23:00
Gala Dinner