As another year draws to a close I trust all can look back on a satisfying and rewarding 2015, despite the obvious challenges to the profession. We have made some progress with the branding and marketing. For a number of reasons, it is not as quick as everyone would like. I am reminded of Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.

We have retained the services of Keep Left, a public relations, social media and content marketing company that we are happy will move with us in an effective, measured way to promote our brand. They will be focussing on raising the profile of orthodontists and educating the public about when and why to see an orthodontist. They will also be presenting at the Melbourne Congress. The ASO Federal budget will be funding their initial engagement.

President’s Message

Newsletter December 2015

Tony Collett Federal President

We believe we have exciting times ahead with new opportunities. The CIC has led the way. Many thanks to Peter Lewis for chairing the Committee, a big ask, even more so while being in the role of Vice-President. Peter will hand over the reins in 2016.

Very much of concern to the Membership, as evidenced by the number of communications from Members, is the orthodontic courses aimed at general practitioners, promising quick training in orthodontics and delivery of optimum care to patients in about six months. The Membership have been loud in voicing their dismay and disapproval. It is the unanimous view of Council that patients are not the beneficiaries of fixed appliance therapy delivered by practitioners with as little as one day training. The ASO remains firm in the view that fixed appliance treatment is best delivered by registered specialists in orthodontics. We are all familiar with simple cases that for various reasons, don’t all end up as simple cases. Transparency with the delivery of treatment and qualifications of practitioners together with the best outcome for patients must remain our main focus.

I have recently had the pleasure of visiting South Australia and attending the inaugural Professor Milton Sims Visiting Professor Orthodontic Professional Day, featuring as the keynote speakers, Fraser McDonald and Michael Woods. The day was an outstanding success and congratulations to the South Australian Branch for their initiative in organising this. Pat Hannan also gave a presentation regarding the Begg Society Meeting to be held in August next year in

Broome. It is a reminder of how proud we should be, as a relatively small Society, of the amount of education courses we run. These are only feasible due to the commitment of our Members to lifelong learning.

Over the period I have been on Federal Council I have been so impressed by the amount of work performed by our volunteer Members. So many contribute so much at both Federal and State levels. We are indebted to all that give their time and energy to the cause. There are too many to name, but my sincere thanks to all.

As always, I am so grateful for the wonderful Federal Council with which I am blessed. Michelle Cutler, Liz Swaby, Robbie Schwartz, Chris Theodosi, Peter Lewis, John Coolican, Sam Whittle, Pat Hannan, Howard Holmes and Andrew Toms give so much. I cannot speak highly enough of their expertise, guidance and efforts. In 2016 a new Federal Council and Executive will take over. The new Executive has already demonstrated themselves to be highly competent and effective with a positive vision – we in the ASO are in good hands moving forward. I will miss the regular contact, camaraderie and friendship of my interstate colleagues.

Finally, a very safe and happy Christmas to all. We look forward to welcoming you all to Melbourne in February. Greg White and the Congress team have put together a wonderful program – not to be missed.

Tony CollettPresident

Australian Society of Orthodontists - December 2015

In this issue: President’s Message ...................1

From the Editor’s Desk ...............4

Chief Executive Officer’s Report ..........................................5

Executive Officer’s Report ...........6

New Members .............................6

Committee Reports ............... 8-22

Membership ................................8

Recent Graduates .......................8

Awards .........................................8

AOB .............................................9

CIC ............................................11

Education ..................................13

25TH AOC .................................15

FRE ............................................16

26TH AOC .................................19

Constitution ...............................19

AOJ ............................................19

GASTM ..... ..................................20

State Branch Reports .......... 23-26

University Reports ............... 28-36

Vale ............................................38

Calendar of Events ....................40

ASO Branch Meetings ...............42

ASO Federal Council .................43

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The current two-year cycle for this Federal Executive is drawing to an end, as is my term as Federal Secretary. It has been a great pleasure to serve the Society and to work with Tony Collett, Robbie Schwartz, Michelle Cutler and all the councillors over the last two years. Their hard work and dedication is absolutely amazing. I would like to pass on my best wishes to the incoming Executive of Peter Lewis, Sam Whittle and John Coolican and the new Federal Council. Having worked with them over the last two years, I know the ASO is in great hands.

As always my thanks go to the Newsletter team of Liz Swaby, Louisa Taylor-Bond and Lee Fox for their support and hard work in putting this publication to print.

It has been a pleasure working with them.

I wish you all a joyous and safe festive season and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. I look forward to seeing you at the Congress in Melbourne in 2016.

Chris Theodosi Federal Secretary and Editor

It seems like only yesterday when I was putting pen to paper to write my first report. Where have the past two years gone?

As a profession we are still facing many challenges. The ASO has been very active in facing these challenges. Through the work of the CIC led by Peter Lewis, we now have a fully operational website and database which is still undergoing constant review and refinement as all websites must do continuously.

Peter’s report in the newsletter will give you the latest news from CIC and I am sure you will agree that we have made great inroads in the development of a public awareness campaign. The recent appointment of Keep-Left, to lead this Campaign was a major achievement and thanks go to Robbie Schwartz and Michelle Cutler for the hard work they put into the search for the right agency to help us with this most important task. We are also very fortunate to have the full support of the AAO in this campaign. Several meetings were conducted with AAO representatives at the AAO in San Francisco and recently the WFO in London. The support of the AAO will mean that we do not need to reinvent the wheel, as our American colleagues are facing similar challenges and are several years ahead of us in their marketing campaign. They have very graciously offered to share their resources with our Society.

On a sad note, this year we saw the closing of postgraduate orthodontic education at two of our universities: University of Queensland and James Cook University. Hopefully, in the interests of our profession these closures will only be temporary, as the specialty needs a strong educational base to continue to grow and develop.

On another sad note, one of our members, Lawrie Smart passed away recently. In the June edition of the newsletter, we had the pleasure of congratulating Lawrie on receiving his Order of Australia (AM). In this edition there is a tribute to Lawrie.

I would like to encourage you to read all the reports from our President, CEO and all of our numerous Committees, State Branches, and Universities. I think you will all agree that they have been working extremely hard for our Society and our profession. It astounds me where they find the time in their busy work and family lives to put so much effort into the Society. We are very fortunate to have them.

From the Editor’s Desk

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with respect to fixed appliances. This reiterates the joint statement the ASO and the Heads of all University Departments in Dental Schools in Australia and New Zealand has published on general dentists’ scope of orthodontic practice.

A number of other developments are worth mentioning – there are now documents assisting Members to make a complaint or assist patients in doing so in the Member Portal in relation to misleading advertising and other complaints to AHPRA; the ADA Schedule is changing – there is a helpful note in here covering the proposed changes; a dental specialist group has been set up to ensure in areas of commonality the different specialist academies and societies can lobby and reinforce our messages about the need for specialist qualifications, competencies and scope of practice to be appropriately recognised by regulators and law makers.

I am looking forward to seeing many of you in Melbourne in February. I will be holding the Recent Graduates “speed dating” session again at the Congress and am very much looking forward to it.

I must thank the Executive - Tony, Robbie and Chris have been a pleasure to work with and have shown great dedication, insight, humour and put in many, many hours of work over the past two years. The incoming Executive - Peter, Sam and John are already up and running - and have been working on our marketing, government submissions, structure and other projects for some time – knowing these guys they will, no doubt, not stop to take breath for another two years now. The Federal Council as a whole, Committee Chairs and their Members, State Executives and others who have contributed this year to ensure the ASO works for its Members have made my role rewarding and a joy to be in. Thank you to you all. As ever - please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Michelle Cutler Chief Executive Officer

It is great to report back with progress. We have had a busy year with a number of developments. Firstly after a lot of work our new website is up. It is a living, evolving site and a huge thank you to those Members who have contributed throughout this year with feedback and thoughts. Keep them coming. Our online and social media public education campaign has kicked off. We have a lively and growing blog, showcasing members’ own blogs and information; our Facebook page has over 350 likes and is increasing; our online and traditional media presence is developing slowly- and thanks to retaining Keep Left late in the year will grow in 2016. As many know, Keep Left held feedback sessions across our State Branches and Committees and will also be at the Melbourne Congress. Further opportunities for feedback and involvement are planned.

We have made a number of submissions on the importance of orthodontics being undertaken by specialist orthodontists. The Dental Board’s consultation on the entry level competencies for dental specialist registration is still ongoing and we have made further submissions. Our latest submission included a proposed pathway for overseas candidates seeking registration in Australia as a specialist after we were alerted that the DBA was considering using the RACDS FRACDS (Orth.) as an assessment pathway for overseas candidates seeking registration in Australia as an orthodontist who could not show sufficient clinical experience. We do not think this exam is an appropriate way to show clinical experience.

The Australian Dental Council also sought input on the professional competencies that a newly qualified dentist should possess. The list included a competency which we believe is both inappropriate and an unrealistic competency expectation – that on graduation a dentist must be able to manage skeletal and dental occlusal discrepancies. We have asked that this be removed from the list. We understand the ADC will use the list of competencies to accredit programs, to develop accreditation standards, and to assess international dental graduates for practice locally. The ASO’s view is that general dental training courses do not equip graduating dentists with the skill set to manage skeletal and dental malocclusion – particularly

Chief Executive Officer’s Report

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Executive Officer’s Report

I cannot believe that another year has gone by and the Secretariat is now in its busy time processing all the membership subscriptions and getting ready for the Annual General Meeting which will be held early next year during the Congress in Melbourne - Sunday 21 February 2016.

I thank you in advance for paying your membership fee as soon as you receive your subscription notice. The system is far more efficient these days and it is easy to go on line to make your payment. You should also check out all your details to make sure all your information is correct. Members often change email addresses and forget to notify the Secretariat and this can result in important communications not being received.

I hope you have taken advantage of the early bird registration for the Congress, if not you should still register before Christmas to make sure you do not forget!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Louisa Taylor, the Graphic Artist we have been using for the last few issues. I am sure you have noticed a great improvement in the newsletter which makes it a pleasure to read. Thank you Louisa, you are a pleasure to work with and you make my job easy!

We are fast coming to the end of the term of office for the Victorian Executive and will soon be working for the New South Wales Executive. I would like to thank Tony, Robbie and Chris for being easy to work for and I look forward to working with Peter, Sam and John over the next two years.

Finally, I wish you all the compliments of the Season and I look forward to seeing you in Melbourne.

Liz Swaby Executive Officer

Welcome to New MembersThe ASO Membership Committee and Council would like to take this opportunity to welcome all members who have joined the Society since the last newsletter was published in June 2015, they are as follows:

Full Members

James Newby VIC

Academic Members

Sachin Agarwal NSW

Consuelo de Carmen Loza WA

Overseas Student

Arun Shailendran

Overseas Member

Wiraya Mongkolsawan

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Committee Reports

There are no outstanding nominations but a number will be considered in time for presentation at the 25th Australian Orthodontic Congress in Melbourne (Feb 2016).

A nomination for a civil award is currently under consideration by the Order of Australia.

Awards

Members Rick Olive AM Shane Fryer Tony Collett (ex-officio)

Dick Cook Chair

Recent Graduates Committee

The Recent Graduates are working with Michelle Cutler on the Speed Dating event for the Melbourne Congress next year. Backing on such a popular event from the previous Congress, we are anticipating good participation and are looking forward to another successful event.

Anna Meyers Chair

Members

Michael Whyte (QLD) Sanj Ratneser (WA) Vandana Katyal (NSW) James Moses (SA)

Membership Committee

As at October 2015 the Membership Advisory Sub-Committee has reviewed the following applications in 2015::

Academic membership 2

Student members 14

Full members 7

New Graduate

First year out 17

Second year out

Overseas Student 2

Semi-retired 4

Rejections For overseas membership deemed not to have completed an equivalent course.

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I would like to thank Alan Pollard and Jane Spark for their invaluable assistance in these matters.

Mithran Goondewardene Chair

Members

Jane Spark Alan Pollard Tony Collett (ex officio)

Australasian Orthodontic Board

Excellence, Education and Review

The Board has met by teleconference twice since the Foundation Meeting in Hobart. Since that Meeting and after further discussion with the ASO website designer, the AOB is now better positioned on the ASO portal.

A Symposium of Orthodontic Boards was convened at the recent WFO Congress by David Carlson, USA, to discuss matters of mutual interest. The AOB was represented by Colin Nelson, Registrar, and Ted Crawford. They will report to the Executive at our next teleconference.

Journal of Clinical Orthodontics

In the June 2015 Newsletter I announced that Members who have AOB Certification are now able to access the online version of the JCO. For those AOB Members who haven’t availed themselves of this initiative I encourage you to contact the ASO Secretariat and obtain details on how to obtain access.

School Liaison Personnel

SLP’s have a vital role within the structure of the Board to help guide the Postgraduate Students through the Certification process, Graduate stream. In Queensland Colin Nelson at UQ and Don Gilchrist at JCU have fulfilled their roles with dedication and enthusiasm. With the demise of the Post Graduate Training Courses at these universities the AOB no longer has a need for SLP’s at these institutions. I would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication at Queensland and James Cook and to express my disappointment in seeing these programs come to a close.

Membership

We have 378 Certified Members and 38 Members in their First Stage. While the largest numbers in First Stage are Postgraduate Students it is good to see that as well, eight ASO Full Members are in their First Stage. These numbers represent a high percentage of the ASO Membership.

As I have stated before, this Committee of the ASO would not function without the hard work of its’ Members. I would particularly like to congratulate Dave Fuller on his election to Honorary Life Membership of our Society. It is well deserved and the AOB is in his debt for keeping our records up to date. Kiki Taktikos of the ASO Secretariat provides excellent support, accompanied by an ability to produce any information we require with admirable speed.

Registrar: Colin Nelson

Honorary Secretary/Treasurer: John Armitage

Committee: Ted Crawford, Jonathon Ashworth, Tony Collett [ex officio]

NZAO Representative: Alan Isaac

Convenors School Liaison Personnel

Queensland Hugh McCallam

New South Wales

Jim Hawkins Chrys Antoniou

Victoria Adam Rose Tony Collett

South Australia Wayne Sampson Craig Dreyer

Western Australia

Mike Razza Rebecca Shain

New Zealand Janice Sommerville

Winifred Harding

James Hawkins Chair

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Peter Lewis Chair

Members Theo Baisi Joe Bleakley Berna Kim Gary Huang Theresia Sudjalim Anna Meyer David Mastroianni James Moses Des Ong Kerry Shooter Tony Collett (ex officio)

Media Spokesmen Ted Crawford Mithran Goonewardene Peter Miles

climate mean that our work in establishing a firm position in the market place as to who are the specialists and informing the public that they need to make informed decisions – means some noisy fringe dwellers (or those threatened by our message) will try to agitate.

Much has been achieved by this Committee since Adelaide and I thank every Member for their input and support over the past two years. A new Committee will be brought in at the Melbourne Congress to oversee the public promotion phase of the project and the Federal Council has already guaranteed funding for the coming two years. Discussions will need to commence on the need for a Members’ levy to cover the costs of the public relation program into the future.

Any Member wishing to actively participate in the new Committee should email their State Secretaries and the Society’s CEO. In the past two years a lot of hard work has been done and much achieved - the exciting part is now beginning.

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I am pleased to confirm that the Society’s CRM is now functioning well and the website now fully operational. Continual updates are being made and a contract has been signed for the delivery of a mobile friendly version. ASO Staff have now completed profiles for over half of our members in ‘find an orthodontist’ but we are continually surprised by the slowness of the Membership in either entering or editing this data. Please take the time to check the accuracy of what has been entered as it effects how you are seen by the public.

The recent engagement of Keep-Left from Melbourne to lead our social media and online public education campaign will now see the ASO move forward in delivering a clear and positive message to the public about the value of seeing a Specialist Orthodontist. This is a long overdue initiative having been contemplated for nearly a decade.

We have, of course, been receiving some adverse comments on social media from the ortho-dentist community who claim to be unhappy that we infer they are not well educated or competent in orthodontics - especially from those educated by their own orthodontist advocates not supportive of the ASO view that orthodontics is best performed by specialists trained at an accredited university. This is the unfortunately predictable result of our message gathering some traction. Most of our Members work well with the vast majority of well-meaning and ethical dentists. However, the harsh reality of the present oversupply of dentists and the current economic

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associated problems only if there are specific complaints from patients. Public education would seem to be the avenue for the ASO’s desire to protect the public.

Video Conferences

Mithran has again arranged nationwide video conferences featuring Lysle Johnston (28 October and 4 November) and Inger Kjaer (2 December). These are an excellent addition to the postgraduate programs and are an example of how the orthodontic programs could share curriculum components. Use of the Proffit teaching material has been somewhat variable between orthodontic programs but is an example of how some teaching load can be shared in these challenging times for orthodontic education. It is sad to witness the loss of the postgraduate orthodontic program in Brisbane but it is hoped that this will be resurrected in the near future.

Members

Ali Darendeliler (NSW) Christopher Ho (QLD) Mike Razza (WA) Paul Schneider (Vic) Francis Wong (Recent Grads Rep)

Education Committee

The Education Committee has been involved with a number of issues since the last report.

Dental Board

The ASO has provided substantial input to the specialist practitioner competencies being developed by the Dental Board of Australia. How much the DBA will adopt remains to be seen but it is hoped that these guidelines will serve a useful purpose when assessment of overseas qualifications is needed. The ASO view has always been that there must be a fair and reasonable system in place in order to adjudicate upon equivalence to Australasian specialist degree standards.

The Education Committee has been asked to investigate the possibility for national examinations which are consistent within the Australasian Programs. However, even if it is conceivable that agreement for standardized examinations could be achieved, the opportunity for overseas qualified orthodontists seeking to prove equivalence for DBA registration by presenting treated patients will still be difficult to manage. Where clinical equivalence needs to be demonstrated, the DBA will need to sanction a mechanism for acquisition of verified, appropriately supervised treated cases. The ASO does not support the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons to be the conduit by which equivalence can be demonstrated.

Dental Council

Considerable activity has occurred regarding the ASO’s involvement

with the Australian Dental Council’s specialist program accreditations. The accreditation is evaluated through site evaluation team (SET) visits to each of the Dental Schools participating in the process. Visits to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide have been completed.

The ASO provided the ADC with a list of specialist reviewers and the ADC selected one per SET as the primary specialist assessor. The ASO argued successfully that a second specialist assessor of the ASO’s choosing would also be part of the SET. For future SET evaluations, it is recommended that the ASO should fund the primary and secondary assessors to spend an extra day (before or after) alongside the SET day in order to generate reports more in line with previous ASO program evaluations and peer review.

Teaching Stations

The 2015 teaching rotations have been completed and the feedback from students has been very supportive of the value of the exchanges. Many thanks to Paul Schneider (to Adelaide), Mauro Farella (to Melbourne plus Brisbane postgraduates), Ali Darendeliler (to Otago), Mithran Goonewardene (to Sydney) and Craig Dreyer (to Perth). It is intended that the teaching rotations should be continued.

General Practitioner Courses

There is considerable concern at the proliferation of courses being offered to general practitioners where full, fixed appliances are used to allegedly produce straight teeth in seductively short periods of time. Despite much effort from the ASO, the Dental Board has been refractory to our concerns and chooses to deal with any

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Richard Salmon (SA) Hugh McCallum (QLD) Steve Singer (WA) Peter Scott (VIC)

Nothing to report.

Cleft Lip & Palate Reference Committe

Appeal Committee

Archival Committee

25th Australian Orthodontic Congress

It is now less than four months before Congress 2016 and as would be expected, much of that which needs to be done has been completed.

The registration documentation has been released as well as “call for posters” and registrations are starting to be received.

Whilst all venues have been booked for the official functions, final details on lecture titles and workshop titles are being updated. Finer details such as entertainment at the number of functions are being investigated. Sponsorship and industry contacts continue to be pursued as we strive to optimise the number of bookings and reservations for the booths in the exhibition area. We are also seeking more sponsorships.

It is hoped that recording of the lectures will be permitted as far as the speakers are concerned, although there will invariably be issues with copyright along the way. This will be investigated in conjunction with venue recording capabilities.

The Committee continues to meet monthly with a significant amount of internet and email traffic between meetings and again we are grateful for the involvement of Waldron Smith Management in helping to organise and finalise Congress.

We are most grateful, too, to one Bernie Eccleston who has decided not to change the dates of the 2016 Formula One Grand Prix to a time which clashes with Congress as happened less than 12 months prior to the previous Congress in Melbourne.

Greg White Chair

Members

Scientific Program & Auxilliaries Program: Robert Mayne & Alwyn Wong

Sponsorship & Trade: James Curtain & Igor Lavrin

Finance/IT: Hong Chan

Social Program: Vicki Vlaskalic Barbara Carach Katherine Diaz

Grant Keogh Chair

Nothing to report.

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Mike Razza Chair

Nothing to report.

Members

Roslyn Mayne (VIC) Ash Patel (WA) Andrew Fraser (SA) Henry Ho (NSW)Peter Keay (QLD)

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Throughout 2015 the Committee has managed the Student Research Donations and Special Research Donations and are currently considering an application for an Educational Support Grant. The Committee, under the guidance of Stephanie Cooper, has also managed the Award applications. This requires not only receiving and uploading applications but also the appointment of assessors, the collation of assessments and notification to applicants. It can be a time consuming process and I extend my personal thanks to the Committee Members involved in administering the processes required. We are lucky to be in a position as a Society to be able to offer these Research Awards and I hope that we continue to receive applications well into the future.

As with any Committee, corporate governance remains at the forefront of all ASOFRE deliberations and we have been most fortunate to have a diligent Executive Team of Alan Pollard (Treasurer) and Rhonda Coyne (Secretary) to assist the Committee with making sound and informed decisions on financial management, whilst minimizing risk. The Executive met regularly throughout the year via teleconference with full Committee Meetings held bi-monthly.

Dan Vickers has managed the ASO Henry Schein Halas Alliance update on behalf of the Committee and I am thankful to Dan for negotiating an excellent deal for ASO Members who are part of the alliance. The newer Committee Members of Joe Geenty, Trudy Stewart and Victoria Beck have “come on board” with great enthusiasm and I know that they will enjoy working with the Group as we move forward. I believe that the Committee is in good hands with a diverse mix of skills and the ASO Members are fortunate that the skills and experience of these individuals can be used to advance the Foundation. What we need now is to remain abreast of the times, to support our academics and our researchers, to engage the younger Members of the ASO and to continue to grow “The Foundation for the Future”. Not a single Chairman or Committee can do this alone.

I have benefited personally from my involvement with the ASOFRE Committee over the years and I sincerely thank the previous FRE Committee Members who I worked with. I also wish to thank my current Committee, the ASO Secretariat including Liz Swaby and Michelle Cutler, the ASO Presidents, including Tony Collett, and the ASO Members who had the confidence to entrust me with the honor of chairing the FRE Committee. Along the way I have learnt a great deal and have made some good friends. Thank you to the hard working Committee listed at the end

Foundation for Research & Education Trust Committee

On behalf of the ASOFRE Committee I am providing this report on the workings of the Committee during 2015. It is with some sadness that this is likely to be my final report as Chairman with Dan Vickers nominated as the next Chairman to take effect during the 2016 Melbourne Congress.

During the year the Committee planned, convened and managed the scientifically and financially successful Foundation Meeting, which was held in the beautiful city of Hobart 13-14 March 2015. Lara Birchby from The Meeting People most ably supported us and after Committee discussion a decision was made to engage The Meeting People to assist with organising the next Foundation Meeting that has been booked for Brisbane 3-4 March 2017. The success of the Foundation Meetings is very much dependent on a large number of registrations and I would like to thank all the ASO Members who registered and attended in Hobart. These meetings are always reliant on the sharing of knowledge from local and overseas researchers and the ASOFRE is most grateful to Professor Theodore Eliades, Professor Saso Ivanovski, Professor Michael Woods, Professor Sanjivan Kandasamy, Dr Robert Cerny, Mr Ross Phillips and the ASO Award winners for giving of their time to share their research findings at the Meeting.

The Foundation Meetings are seen by the Committee as an opportunity to connect with the ASO Membership and to acknowledge the generous donors to the Foundation. They also act as reminders to us all of the importance of orthodontic research and the importance of evidence that should be applied in daily practice. With the current trends towards general practitioner orthodontics and the advertising of GP Courses, the search for evidence remains strong and if the ASO is to keep its Membership scientifically informed the Foundation needs ongoing financial support. Currently there are a number of significant research projects benefiting from Foundation donations and I expect that if the specialist orthodontists in Australia wish to keep abreast of the latest research the Foundation Meetings should not be missed in the future. The knowledge and connections provided should serve to enrich the professional life of the ASO Members and it is this belief that underlies the commitment of the ASOFRE Committee.

of this report. Your commitment and support has been amazing. It has been a privilege to work with you all.

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Members

Dan Vickers Alan Pollard Rhonda Coyne Stephanie Cooper Joe Geenty Trudy Stewart Victoria Beck Tony Collett (ex officio)

Helen McLean Chair

New Patron of ASOFRE, Dr Russell Kift with Dr Helen McLean

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Drs Jim Curtain, Grahame Moore and Hilton Wasilewsky relaxing at the ASOFRE Meeting in Hobart 2015

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Constitution Committee

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Andrew Toms Wayne Sampson

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Australian Orthodontic Journal

The Journal must apologise for two significant publication errors which appeared in the last issue. One was an oversight and the other caused by a gremlin in production. It indicates that vigilance is required in all things.

The Journal is currently working with the ASO to establish a more efficient and effective on-line delivery of each published paper rather than an entire issue. Of preference, an Australian Company is being considered for the provision of this service which needs to link with the ASO’s website.

There is little to report apart from the next issue is being compiled and will be published in a timely fashion and free of errors. Thanks once again go to the dedicated Journal staff of Miriam, Lee and Igor.

Craig Dreyer Editor & Chair

Business Manager: Igor Lavrin Editorial Assistant: Miriam Sved Advertising Consultant: Lee Fox

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Theo Baisi Chair

Members

Andrew Barry, Congress Treasurer Sheryn Dean, Congress Secretary Mark Cordato, Scientific Chair

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Give A Smile™ Committee

GAS turns 10!

Give a Smile officially turned 10 in June this year. In fact, it’s a year older than that. It was launched to the public in June 2005 but was released to ASO Members at the ASO FRE Meeting in Darling Harbour in February of that year.

The reaching of this milestone, together with the extraordinary support from ASO Members, is quite an achievement – an achievement of which the ASO can be very proud.

To celebrate the 10-year milestone GAS’s PR consultant, Libby Fordham and the GAS Committee put together an event, which reflected the launch and paid homage to the outstanding success of the program. It was held at Melbourne’s iconic Luna Park on the morning of 2 June – at the same place and almost exactly 10 years since Give a Smile was officially launched to the public by the then Federal Minister for Health, Mr Tony Abbott.

GAS 10-year celebration outside Luna Park.

The 10-year celebration consisted of a photo-shoot outside, under the giant smiling Luna Park mouth with GAS Patron, actor-comedian Shane Bourne, the #1 GAS patient, Emma White-Reece and 40 Elwood Primary School kids followed by speeches and festivities inside Luna Park. Many GAS Supporters - current and past - came along to share the joy.

It was a fun event, which received some local coverage (picture-article in the Port Philip Leader) and many positive articles in ADA Newsletters – both State and Federal.

Emma White-Reece and Shane Bourne together with some Elwood Primary School kids.

Shane Bourne interviewing Emma White-Reece.

Letters of Commendation were also received, including one from the then Prime Minster Mr Tony Abbott. The Prime Minister’s LOC’s was given wide publicity through GAS (web site and FB page) and through the ASO.

1500th patient

In 2015, Give a Smile 1500th patient was allocated to GAS orthodontist Dr Jono Skilton of Sydenham, Victoria. Pictures were taken and a short story on this milestone event was prepared for publicity through the Spring 2015 GAS New Update Card and elsewhere.

GAS-talk to postgrads

For the 2nd year GAS-talks are being given to all orthodontic postgrads in Australia. These talks increase the awareness of GAS to those who will soon be part of our orthodontic specialty. The feedback from postgrads has been consistently positive.

Melbourne Congress

Arrangements are currently being made for the usual strong GAS presence at the Melbourne Congress in February 2016. We look forward to seeing you there.

GAS teams in Fun Runs

This year GAS fielded teams in 3 state Fun Runs – Victoria, NSW and, for the first time, in Queensland. These fun runs/walks are greatly enjoyed by all participants and at the same time they give more public-presence and recognition to Give a Smile. Our thanks to all who are involved in the organization of our GAS teams.

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Ted Crawford Chair

Members and Liaison Officers Members

John Armitage Kip Homewood Dr Devin Ong Dr Jonathan Rooke Leah Robinson (Admin Assistant)

Co-opted Members

Tony Collett Annette Armitage Mark Cerche Rebecca Lorraine Rory Langdon Libby Fordham

What a team!

Special thanks to everyone on the very large Give a Smile team – the GAS Executive and Committee – and to all those kind and generous GAS orthodontists and to their wonderful staff members.

GAS Committee Members Kip Homewood, Leah Robinson, Annette Armitage, Ted Crawford, John Armitage and Libby Fordham.

Liaison Officers

ACT Michael Hyde Ray Te Moananui

NSW Dan Vickers Eugene Chan

QLD Hugh McCallum Faye Goodyear

SA Grahame Moore Stephen Bajada

WA Andrew Kalafatas Mithran Goonewardene

NT Jeff Swann Mark Leedham

TAS Kath Arneman Dr Ashwani Gupta

supported by Drs Riaan Foot, Andy Wu, David Mastroianni and Mun Jong. They have made excellent progress over the past five months. The Committee are planning a meeting in early January 2016 for a presentation from a marketing company to address the current state of the Orthodontic profession, the future, what we can do, what this will cost and what the strategy is. As I am sure you are all aware this needs to be done right, so a separate meeting is to be held for this in January. The date will be announced at the Alumni Meeting, and we encourage all membership to attend and ask questions. I would like to thank the Committee for their efforts over the past year.

Dr Peter Lewis will have an update for the Membership at the upcoming GM in November. The new Trust Deed is now in place, and funding for the University of Sydney Orthodontic Department can continue as per the five-year agreement.

ASO New South Wales Branch

The Sydney Orthodontic Alumni will be holding their Biennial Meeting on Friday 6 November at the Intercontinental Hotel, Sydney. The KGVP Visiting Speaker will be Dr Simon Littlewood. This Meeting will celebrate 50 years since the inception of the Orthodontic Alumni. Over 140 delegates will be attending, one of the largest in memory. Congratulations to the Organising Committee for this event.

The final year postgraduates are getting very close to their final exams. We wish Care, Lloyd, Peter, Jude and Braydon all the best as they approach the end of three years of hard toil.

Dr Steve Moate has been busy preparing for the next ASO Clinical Day Meeting in 2016. This Meeting will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Sydney on Friday 27 May. Please mark this off in your calendars now.

Charles Sturt University has readvertised their part-time lecturer position. This closes in the coming weeks. We are hopeful there will be a successful applicant appointed this time around. I hope to have some positive news for the Membership in early 2016.

As you know at the last ASO Clinical Day, a motion was put forward to have ASO (NSW) Members form a Committee to explore a Marketing and Public awareness campaign. This has been headed by Dr Sarah Dan, and

ASO State Branch Reports

Lastly, if there is anything you want the ASO (NSW) Council to look into please feel free to let us know by contacting our Secretary, Dr Julia Dando.

Ray Te Moananui ASO NSW Branch President

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF ORTHODONTISTS INC.NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.

will be held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on

Sunday 21 February 2016 COMMENCING AT 12:50PM

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ASO Victoria Branch Report

The Victorian Committee has been extremely busy organising a fantastic ASO conference for 19 to 22 February 2016 under the watchful eye of Chairman Greg White.

Scientific Chairs Rob Mayne and Alwyn Wong have gathered a wonderful array of international speakers including, Peter Ngan, Lorenzo Franchi, Katherine Vig, Ravi Nanda, Peter Buschang, Nigel Harridine and many others plus a fantastic range of local talent, lecturing on a large range of topics, the only problem will be choosing which session to attend.

The social program promises fun filled nights at many famous Melbourne venues.

So cross off your calendar now for learning, fun and friendly collegiality, it is a great time of the year in Melbourne

On the local scene we have been busy trying to address the topic of inappropriate advertising and treatment by general practitioners, an ongoing problem in all states.

We are planning an ASO (VIC) General Meeting with a community relations officer from the ADA to explore the extent of complaints relating to orthodontics and we are looking into having a legal opinion and also an ethics opinion from the Chairman of the Ethics Committee.

Our other Meeting in April 2016 will involve a dental forensic expert Jeremy Graham and his experiences with the MH 17 disaster.

We felt the Meetings in 2016 would tend to be non-scientific as we will be overloaded with great science at the ASO Congress early in the year. All are welcome to attend.

The post graduates are surprised how quickly the end of the year is approaching and Andrew and Simon are finishing off the last of their patients and hitting the books for their final exams. We wish them every success for the exams and their future in our special profession. We are sure they will do exceptionally well.

Kip Homewood ASO VIC Branch President

ASO Western Australia Branch

Reflecting on the year that is coming rapidly to its conclusion 2015 has been an interesting year for the ASO WA Branch.

We have successfully moved our annual ASO WA Branch Prize in Orthodontics through the efforts of Dr Rob Hamilton and Dr Frank Furfaro to a prize now in perpetuity for the University of WA to bestow upon the best student in orthodontics at the end of their final year of study.

We have, as all the other Branches of the ASO endured the ongoing problems of private health funds and preferred provider dentists and at this point our ADA WA body is trying to be on side with us which is highly encouraging.

The July Meeting given by Dr Ramesh Balasubramaniam on bruxism was an extremely good and informative lecture of where our understanding is in regard to this topic today and this was followed by a well attended dinner.

The Annual Clinical Day on the 6 November promises to be a great Meeting with wonderful overseas lecturers Dr Carlos Flores-Mir, from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada and Dr Lysle Johnston, the Robert W. Browne Professor of Dentistry and previous Chair of the Department at the University of Michigan. This is a combined meeting and the dental therapists within our respective practices and the final year dental therapists will be joining us on this day to share some of our lectures with us as well as enjoy and benefit from a separately created program.

Finally on behalf of the ASO WA Branch we would like to wish all the other Branches of the ASO a very safe and happy holiday season and happy New Year.

Shelley Greenway ASO WA President

ASO South Australia Branch

Prof Bill Proffit Dinner

The ASO SA Branch hosted a dinner in February at the National Wine Centre in honour of Professor Proffit, and Bill was presented with the ASO Meritorious Service Award by Dr Steve Langford.

Speakers to the Award were Dr Neo Douvartzidis who presented the graduate student perspective of his time with Professor Proffit in North Carolina, Professor Wayne Sampson who presented the professional view, and Dr Steve Langford who summarised the contribution Professor Proffit has made to the ASO.

Bill joined us with his wife Sara and daughter Lola, and the Branch invited Helen Sims, Emeritus Professor Tas Brown, and Professor Grant Townsend because of their close association with Bill. The Branch was pleased to welcome Dr Tony Collett and the Federal Executive, and a number of interstate Members who made the effort to come, along with partners to participate in an enjoyable evening. The Branch wishes to thank and acknowledge Dr Neo Douvartzidis’s contribution to facilitate Bill and his family’s journey to Adelaide to enable the ASO to present the Award.

General meetings conducted during 2015

Tuesday 24 March

Mr Paul Finn, University of Adelaide Engagement, DREF MR Sims Visiting Professor Presentation

Tuesday 5 May

Dr Melinda Barva “My Indirect Bonding Journey”, and Postgraduate Student Presentation by Dr Ravi Kamisetty

Tuesday 14 July

Dr Guy Burnett “Update on Scanning Technology”, and Postgraduate Student Presentations by Dr Melissa Nguyen and Dr Ravi Kamisetty

Tuesday 15 September

Dr Vandana Katyal “The Raj Prasad Award Case Presentation”, and Postgraduate Student Presentation by Dr Benlee Yap

MR Sims Visiting Professor Fund

It was my pleasure to represent the ASO SA Branch at a welcome event for Professor Fraser McDonald hosted by the University of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor, Professor

Warren Bebbington, and Professor Lindsay Richards, Dean and Head of the School of Dentistry. The visit by Prof McDonald as the inaugural MR Sims Visiting Professor has been enabled through the kind support of the group of founding donors including the ASO SA Branch.

The MR Sims Visiting Professor Fund requires funding and support to continue to bring high quality visiting academics and professionals to Adelaide. The aim is to enhance excellence in learning and research through the Professor working with the University students and staff and spending time delivering presentations to Orthodontists and the broader dental community.

Orthodontists participating in quality education is one aspect of the ASO Marketing plan. This plan focuses on distinguishing the orthodontist as the specialist to be consulted by the public when considering orthodontic work. The specialist level of education provided by the MR Sims Visiting Professor Program requires an investment by all Members of the ASO SA Branch for the Program to continue.

I wish to encourage Members to continue to support the MR Sims Visiting Professor Fund through attendance at the DREF Milton Sims Visiting Professor/ASO Professional Orthodontic Day for 2015 and 2016, as well as through donation.

DREF Milton Sims Visiting Professor/ASO Professional Orthodontic Day 2015

Clinic Day and the AGM was held on Friday 23 October at the National Wine Centre.

The Branch voted to partner with the Dental Research and Education Fund (DREF), University of Adelaide, to conduct a combined Professional Orthodontic Day. The inaugural visiting Professor was Professor Fraser McDonald.

The Theme “Divergence in Orthodontics” included interactive sessions to add to the educational value covering topics such as: consensus treatment planning; current orthodontic literature applicable to practice; a series of recent papers to support clinical practice; and medico-legal aspects of clinical care.

Thank you to interstate and local Members who attended to help support the Milton Sims Fund, and I hope they enjoyed a rewarding educational experience relevant to clinical practice.

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John Cameron ASO SA Branch President

DREF Milton Sims Visiting Professor/ASO Professional Orthodontic Day 2016

The Branch has decided to partner with DREF to conduct a combined Professional Orthodontic Day for 2016. The visiting Professor for 2016 is Dr Jay Bowman.

Public Relations Sub-Committee

The Sub-Committee has been active in the following areas.

■ Liaison on and coordination of Branch PR activities with the Federal ASO.

■ The website submission has been re-submitted to the CIC and we are waiting for a response.

■ Liaison with Kristy Nixon from SADS Health Promotions Unit. The “What is Orthodontics” brochure for School Dental has been withdrawn from circulation and a review of the efficacy of SADS processes using the ASO “find an orthodontist” facility was discussed and implemented.

■ Liaison with other State Branches and the ASO Education Committee to progress plans for GP education lectures.

■ Coordination of input into the ASO Marketing Campaign.

■ Encouraging Members to update their details on the ASO website.

■ Clarify the current process for Member complaints to the Dental Board and APHRA via the ASO website, i.e., under Members Only, Special Interest Groups is the section Advertising Complaints, log-in then open Related Resources which has the following subheadings: ASO Guide Advertising; Make a Notification Form – AHPRA; ASO Guide to completing the AHPRA Notification Form; and the ASO Guide to making a complaint about a Registered Health Practitioner.

■ Reporting to Council.

ASO Branch Queensland

The ASOQ has enjoyed another positive year, which was recently capped with our Clinical Weekend at the Stamford Plaza in Brisbane. We had a wide variety of speakers covering the broad topic of “Current and Emerging Technologies in Orthodontics”. We would like to thank all of our speakers, Peter Miles, Ashley Smith, Philippe Salah, Ari Sciacca, Con Vanco and Rahib Dudhia for their entertaining and informative presentations.

This year, the Queensland Branch has formed an Education Committee that will be responsible for developing and implementing future educational events for both the dental profession and the general public. These activities will be run in coordination with the ASO Federal Campaign to improve public awareness and to promote the benefits of specialist orthodontic treatment.

The final post-graduates at The University of Queensland will be sitting their final examinations in November. At this stage, the specialist orthodontics program will no longer be running. Good luck to Sep, Liz and Michael with their final exams, and thank you again to Dr Robert James and the other Members involved for all of the work that has been put into this course in an attempt to keep the program open. Despite this significant setback, the ASOQ will continue to advocate for an accredited orthodontic training program to be offered in Queensland again.

Finally, thanks to Dr Emily Ong. The planning for our 2016 Clinical Weekend is well under way with Dr Gerry Samson and Dr Peter Miles confirmed as the speakers for the weekend. It will be held at the Broadbeach Sofitel on 12 and 13 August and we look forward to having Members from all States join us for this event.

Brendan Fitzpatrick ASO QLD Branch President

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University Reports

JCU and UQ

The final examination of the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Orthodontic) Program has been held in conjoint with Membership examination in Orthodontics, Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (MRACDS), at James Cook University from 15 to 17 June.

Professor Roberto Justus (WFO president), Dr Tony Collett (ASO President) and Dr Denise Lawry (MRACDS examiner) were the external examiners for this examination. All three DClinDent candidates (Seerone Anandarajah, Mark Blandy and Shaneel Shastri) were congratulated for their success in passing all sessions of the DClinDent and MRACDS examination. They were the second cohort of postgraduate students since the commencement of DClinDent Orthodontic Program at JCU in 2011. Their Doctor of

Clinical Dentistry Degrees will be officially awarded during the JCU Graduation Ceremony on 14 December 2015.

Dr Helen Y. He (Lecturer in Orthodontics) and Dr Alex H. Xie (Postdoctoral researcher in Orthodontics) have been awarded with the Colgate Travel Grants to present research at the 2015 IADR ANZ Division Meeting at Dunedin in August. Dr. Adam Ye has been invited to speak at the World Congress on Drug Discovery and Therapy at Boston in July. He has also been invited as the Chair of a scientific program at the International Orthodontic Congress in London and as a keynote speaker for the 28th TAO Annual Meeting and 2015 Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society (APOS) resident forum in Taiwan.

M.S.M. Tijink and M.G. Hobbelink, Dutch postgraduate students from University of Groningen who had conducted research projects at JCU (supervised by Dr Adam Ye), have both been nominated for the Award

“de boeringprijs 2015”, the best master research report in Dentistry in the Netherlands. Congratulations are given to staff and students for their achievements.

Due to restraints in the finance support and the number of orthodontic tutors, JCU decided not to seek further continuation of the Orthodontic Postgraduate Program.

University of Queensland has appointed Dr Adam Ye as the Chair Professor and Lead of Orthodontic Discipline starting from November 2015. The UQ orthodontic staff profile has been further strengthened through two recent appointments: research coordinator Dr Y. He (1.0 FTE, from December 2015) and clinical coordinator Dr D. Healey (1.0 FTE, from January 2016). A new intake of orthodontic postgraduate students in early 2016 has been fully endorsed by the Dental School, the HABS faculty, and the University. As a result, the UQ DClinDent Orthodontic Program will be continued in full force. Furthermore, the Undergraduate Orthodontic Program will be coordinated by Dr E. Freer (0.4 FTE).

DClinDent and MRACDS conjoint examination at James Cook University (June 2015)

Back: Prof. Adam Ye; Dr Denise Lawry; Prof. Robert Justus; Dr Tony Collett; Prof. Andrew Sandham; Dr Helen He

Front: candidates-Dr Shaneel Shastri, Dr Mark Blandy and Dr Seerone Anandarajah

University of Queensland

With the end of another busy academic year approaching, it is a time for us here to reflect on the progress made by the final year candidates.

We have had a full year in the new Oral Health Centre, and are enjoying the facilities – there have been some problems, but it is a nice facility to occupy, and will serve the faculty quite well into the future.

The faculty has announced the appointment of Adam Ye as a full Professor of Orthodontics, and has also just announced the addition of Dr David Healy from New Zealand as an Associate Professor of Orthodontics.

The school plans to re-start the D.Clin.Dent. program in 2016.

Best wishes to all PGs as they face the end of course examinations.

Bob James Acting Lead of Discipline (Orthodontics)

Charles Sturt University

The undergraduate course was again conducted using the North Carolina online material as the basis for the curriculum. Fourth year students are taught in the Orange campus while the final year is dispersed to Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Bathurst, Manly and Brewarina.

This has meant that we have become familiar with video conferencing and teleconferencing as well face to face tutoring. Interestingly, the course is undergoing continual change for the better at the North Carolina end.

It is insightful of the ASOFRE to make the course available as it establishes a curriculum and learning materials that are common throughout Australia. Graduates from the differing universities can get together and they can relate how their courses were recognisable around the country.

The students were very grateful and fortunate to have Stephen Duncan, Daniel Ngan, John Fricker, Julia Dando, Neil Pinto, Andrew McNaught and Allan Ward as very experienced and knowledgeable orthodontists.

Mark Cordato

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University of Western Australia

The year has been very busy with visits both out of the Department and in the Department.

Dr Goonewardene delivered the Moyers Lecture in Ann Arbor, lectured at the Singapore meeting, the AAO in San Francisco and the WFO in London and will lecture at the Paediatric Dental Society Meeting in Adelaide and Indian Orthodontic Society Meeting in December.

Dr Razza also delivered a lecture on autotransplantation at the WFO meeting.

The Graduate Students attended the ASO Foundation Meeting as well as the 3M Unitek sponsored Graduate Meeting in Hobart, the AAO in San Francisco and visited Dr Sameshima at USC. They thoroughly enjoyed the exchange of ideas with students and staff in the US School.

Dr Om Kharbanda from Delhi, visited to give a two-day lecture program. As usual, Dr Kharbanda delivered an excellent range of topics and enjoyed the social interactions with the students and staff.

Dr Kharbanda’s visit.

Dr Craig Dreyer visited the School for a day-long teaching rotation which gave him the opportunity to meet up with previous Graduates from U Adelaide, Andrew Savundra and Trudy Stewart. We must express our sincere gratitude to the ASOFRE for supporting the teaching rotation, which provides an excellent opportunity for students and staff to exchange knowledge and ideas and develop real friendships that will be lifelong.

A successful Alumni Dinner was held in association with the WFO Meeting in London that was well attended by UWA graduates. A jet-lagged Spanish meal and good wines were enjoyed by all.

Dr Dreyer’s visit

Dr Goonewardene and De pauw with Drs Supaporn, Le, Yip, Le & Lau in London.

Drs Munt, Pang, Cook & Roy Goonewardene at the UWA Alumni Dinner in London.

Dr Lysle Johnston will visit for two weeks in October to teach in the Department and will deliver 2 web based telecast lectures to all departments in Australia and New Zealand. This is sponsored by American Orthodontics through the ASOFRE.

Dr Carlos Flores-Mir from Canada will act as examiner and annual ASO Clinical Day Speaker.

Dr Inger Kjaer will visit for a week in December to teach in the Department and will deliver a web based telecast lecture to all departments in Australia and New Zealand. This is sponsored by American Orthodontics through the ASOFRE.

Our research programs continue with both Dr Estabelle Ang and Dr Shams Islam leading the cell biology and computer science areas and a group of five research only students engaged in a variety of projects.

Thanks to Rebecca Shain, our dedicated administrator/hygienist and all the nursing staff who make our area such a pleasure to be part of.

Mithran Goonewardene

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University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide has just established the Milton Sims Visiting Lecturer. The inaugural lecturer is Professor Fraser McDonald who is the Head of Orthodontics at Kings College London. The Visiting Lecturer was the initiative of Emeritus Professor Wayne Sampson and the untiring efforts of Dr Helen McLean through The University of Adelaide’s Department of Research, Education and Funding.

Professor McDonald will be spending three weeks in the Department in October 2015 to teach the Postgraduate Students, to also provide a General Practitioner Course and to act as an external examiner during the final week. The Vice-Chancellor welcomed Professor McDonald at a small function, which was attended by Mrs. Sims.

The Australian Dental Council will be conducting an accreditation of the dental specialty programs, including orthodontics, at the University of Adelaide during October. This is to ensure that the standard of orthodontic education is sufficient to meet specialist registration requirements.

In August, the Postgraduates were invited to the South Australian Outback at Mt Freeling for several days of orthodontic discussion and outback survival. All came back alive with a deeper appreciation of bush skills and orthodontics. Appreciation is extended to Colin Twelftree.

The MOrth examiners from Edinburgh will be in Adelaide in early December to conduct the clinical examinations of local, national and international candidates.

Craig Dreyer

Professor McDonald with the Post Graduate Students.

The Vice-Chancellor with Mrs Sims and Professor McDonald.

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Conjoined to the examination is Membership in Specialist Dental Practice discipline of Orthodontics of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons which is awarded

in recognition of a candidate’s standing as a specialist in their discipline.

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Cleft Lip & Palate session with Prof Om Kharbanda.

Dr Braydon Patterson.

Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society (APOS)The Office Bearers of the APOS met on the Thursday prior to the International Orthodontic Congress (IOC) to hash out ongoing business of the APOS. High on the agenda is the creation of an Orthodontic Board and a Foundation for Education and Research and the business of the APOS Journal.

The APOS organized a half-day session within the Village Day at the IOC in London. The Day went well with presentations given by: Professor Emeritus Kazuo Tanne (Japan), Dr Nikhilesh Vaid (President of the APOS) (India), A/Prof Eric Jein-Wein Liou (Taiwan), Clinical A/Prof Somchai Satravaha (Thailand), A/Prof Michael Mah (Singapore), A/Prof J Mike Razza (Australia) and Professor Tianmin Xu (China).

All ASO Members are encouraged to submit scientific articles or case reports to the APOS Trends in Orthodontics Journal. http://www.journalonweb.com/apos

Mark your calendars, as the 10th Asian Pacific Orthodontic Conference (APOC) will be held 1-3 September 2016 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. Any ASO Members interested in speaking or presenting a poster at the APOC can contact the APOS directly or contact Mike Razza for assistance.

The new slogan of the APOS is One APOS . . . One Voice.

J Mike Razza ASO Representative to the APOS

University of Sydney

Welcome newcomers

We welcome the incoming first years Dr. Shanya Hammond, Dr. Laura Leask, Dr. Gordon Cheung, Dr. Simone Mustac and Dr. Eva Johannsen. We wish them all good luck for an exciting and challenging 3 years ahead.

Congratulations final years

Congratulations to our final year postgrads who successfully finished their final year exams and have come out with flying colours. We wish them success in all their future endeavours.

Awards & accolades

The Faculty of Dentistry Research Day held on 17 September had our post-grads proudly showcasing our research findings. The Department of Orthodontics won the best research award yet again and the credit goes to Dr. Braydon Patterson for his research on Piezocision and root resorption.

Racing day

This November, as the nation stopped for the racing day, the elegant ladies of our department came out to shine. The Melbourne cup was an exciting and memorable event.

Visiting professors

The day-long Cleft Lip and palate session with Prof Om. P. Kharbanda was indeed a good learning experience. There was a great deal of knowledge transfer and we are thankful to him for sharing his experience.

We were privileged to have Dr Simon Littlewood from England visit us in November this year to examine our final year post-grads and impart his knowledge about some interesting topics such as retention, autotransplantation and early class III treatment.

Congratulations to the Third Year Students.

Jim Hawkins congratulating the Students.

Beautiful ladies ready for the Melbourne Cup.

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anywhere in Australia.

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A significant addition to our Department occurred in August when our new full time Senior Lecturer, Dr Sachin Agarwal, arrived to take up his position. Sachin went to dental school and obtained an orthodontic degree in India followed by 2 years on faculty. He was accepted into the University of Connecticut for a one-year fellowship then the full 3-year program under Ravi Nanda, Charlie Burstone etc.

Sachin has adapted well to life in Melbourne and is already making significant contributions to the program. He is looking forward to meeting many ASO Members at Congress in Melbourne in February next year.

Our current students are performing well in academic, clinical and research efforts. The two final year students finished their theses in June of their third year - a feat unheard of in living memory! Congratulations Simon and Andrew. Second year student Arjun Atresh spent 3 weeks at the University of Michigan with Associate Professor Lucia Cevidanes and her team. There he learned the latest technique of CBCT voxel based cranial base superimposition to assess treatment changes with the Herbst appliance. An example of his work is shown below.

There are 4 new students joining us next year, bringing our student total to 12 for the first time. This means some reorganization in clinic rosters and increased demonstrator presence. As always, the local orthodontic community is very generously contributing to the education of the next generation of our community for which we are most grateful.

We are looking forward to welcoming Carlos Flores Mir from the University of Alberta, Canada, as our external examiner and speaker at the Alumni/Clinical day to be held for the full day on Saturday 14 November. This expanded day of celebration with the graduating students brings us into line with other states thanks to the efforts of Albert Wong and the ASO Victorian Branch.

Paul Schneider

CBCT voxel based cranial base superimposition

The ADA’s Schedule and Third Party Committee has undertaken an extensive review of the current 10th edition of the Schedule. It has been on this Committee’s agenda since the 5th Schedule to remove the alternative itemisation for comprehensive treatment numbers from the 200 and 800 series numbers.

The ASO requested a review of the 800 series of item numbers after the release of the 10th Edition. Our submission was reviewed by the ADA and subsequent to a review of the draft 11th Edition of the Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary the ASO then forwarded a further written review of the draft and were invited to address the issues raised in our response. The ASO had sought an extensive review of the 800 series of item numbers which included post-retention issues. The ASO was invited to meet with the ADA Federal Executive to address the issues of concern in the forthcoming 11th Edition and this Meeting was held on Saturday 17 October 2015.

Following the Meeting it is understood that the proposed changes to the 11th Schedule will include the elimination of the comprehensive 200 series item numbers and the phasing out of the 800 series comprehensive number (881) during the life of the 11th Schedule which will be effective from 1 April 2016.

Additions to the Schedule that will affect orthodontists include the review of the descriptor of item “013 Oral examination – limited” that will accommodate review

of fixed and removable retention devises. A new item number has also been included for the repair of fixed retainers.

Additional item numbers have been included for “Functional orthopaedic appliance – Prefabricated” to allow accurate billing for appliances such as myobrace as these have been appearing under item 881. Sadly, the inappropriate use of 881 has added to its demise with many promoters of functional orthopaedics, sequential aligners and alternate therapies advocating the use of item 881 to describe these treatments.

The descriptor for item 831 will be amended to encompass the placement of the fixed appliances while a new number and/or amended descriptors will be added to cover removal of appliances and the provision of retainers. It was the view of the Schedule Committee that at the point of provision of retainer that the active phase of treatment is complete. Any extended period of warranty or supervision is a business policy decision of the provider of the service and not a compulsion of the schedule.

Members are therefore advised to commence the adoption of the use of multiple item numbers on their patient quotations in preparation for the phasing out of item 881 (eg - this can be the use of a simple series such as items 843, 831 x 2). Some members will have already noted that funds such as HCF and HBA have already ceased to accept item 881. The ASO advises that if 881 is used after 1 April 2016 that it would be prudent to consider whether the course of treatment is to be completed before the release of the 12th Edition.

Proposed changes to the 11th Edition of the Australian Schedule of Dental Services

The 12th Edition is unlikely to be released before 1st April 2018. Please take heed of this advice to avoid future problems.

The ADA has assured the ASO that it remains irrevocably opposed to lifetime limits for Orthodontic care and will continue to lobby insurers to this effect. The life time limits for the 800 series item numbers has no basis other than a business rule of some insurers aimed to limit the payments patients receive and applies to no other series in the Schedule. The ADA will also continue to advocate for improved dental rebates including orthodontic rebates as these have consistently failed to increase in line with CPI or any other indices comparing health costs. The ASO and ADA are both acutely aware of the increased cost of delivering quality orthodontic care.

On balance we appear to have gained more than we have lost though it will be disruptive to see item 881 disappear in the 12th Schedule.

In addition, the ASO has requested a more comprehensive analysis of all the new, amended and deleted 800 series item numbers to be compiled by the Chair of the ADA Schedule and Third Party Liaison Committee and this will be printed in a coming newsletter in 2016.

Peter J Lewis ASO Vice- President

The PositionWe are in succession planning mode and a unique opportunity has presented itself for an experienced or graduate Orthodontist to join Dr Mountain and his team. Duties will include diagnosis and specialist orthodontic treatment, including treatment planning and correspondence to referring dentists, patients and parents. You will also have the ability to supervise input of new equipment in to the practice.

What We Are Looking For• Specialist registration with AHPRA to practice Orthodontics in Australia• Proven ability to work effectively both in a team and autonomously• Exceptional interpersonal skills• A strong belief in clinical excellence• A keen focus on consultations to determine the best treatment plans

Maven Dental Group will offer you full clinical freedom in a modern, relaxed and friendly environment with a chance to further develop our practices and your career.

Tuggeranong Orthodontics Centre, ACT

Contact karen.royle@mavendental.com.au or call 07 5635 2049.

Seekingqualified Orthodontist Formerly known as

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Vale Dr Lawrie Smart (16 February 1928 -12 October 2015)

Lawrie was a man of great talent, who has contributed in many ways to the dental profession and the broader community. He was a man who fitted as much as he could into every moment of his extraordinary life. He has been described as impatient from birth!

He grew up on a farm in the mid-north of South Australia, and boarded in Adelaide whilst studying at Sacred Heart College and the University of Adelaide. In his final years of dentistry he was one of the inaugural student residents of Aquinas College and the first student president.

He graduated from dentistry in 1950 and after working at the Smelter’s Clinic in Port Pirie he went to London to study orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital. There he was particularly influenced by Professor Cliff Ballard, who had a strong interest in the effects of soft tissue patterns and function on the dentition.

He arrived back in Adelaide in 1957 and set up practice with Dr Des Mckinnon, with whom he had an

engaging partnership lasting over thirty years. They recognised a need for orthodontic services in country areas, and started the first satellite practices in South Australia in Port Lincoln, Port Pirie and Mount Gambier. They gave away many smiles!

Early ASO Meetings in South Australia were small affairs held when our profession was in its formative stage. The members held lively and vibrant discussions about the latest theories and progress in orthodontics and Lawrie was never reluctant to share his views. He was a vocal exponent of limiting extractions when others were espousing four fours, why not?

His passion for saving teeth was partly influenced by his childhood experiences with country dentists (no informed consent in those days), and an unfortunate accident when he woke up after having his tonsils removed to find he had also lost an incisor! He also had a very close encounter with a horse. One of his canines was deemed terminal when he was a young dental student, but he thought he was running out of precious resources and persuaded one of his fellow students to do root canal therapy. He retained that tooth ‘til the end!

Throughout his life, Lawrie was fascinated by ‘the face’: what influenced its form and how it changed with growth. He would routinely stop old patients in the street to look at their profiles and dentition. He loved orthodontics: both the diagnosis and management of cases, but also because he loved interacting with people. Long after he retired, he was still interested in the latest in orthodontic techniques and tools, and would still discuss how cases were managed.

Lawrie gathered together records of all of his children and their parents and grandparents, to assess the influence of heredity on facial patterns. Not many of us could find such a large sample size: he and Joy had nine children! He presented this work at the Orthodontic Congress in Adelaide in 1994. In 1969 he and Des presented 40 non-extraction Class II cases at the Australian Orthodontic Congress, and then subgroups of these were presented again in 1981 and 2004, presenting a great long term view of the results of their philosophy and methodology of treatment.

He made an outstanding contribution to the care and management of cleft lip and palate patients. Together with plastic surgeon Dr Don Robinson, he established the Cleft Palate Clinic at the Adelaide Children’s Hospital. This unit has now become the Australian Cranio-Facial Unit based at The Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide.

Lawrie himself worked for more than 20 years treating patients with these deformities. He recognized the need for integrated input from multiple fields: dentists, orthodontists, speech therapists and surgeons, and he helped to establish a team of dedicated clinicians. His competent, enthusiastic and imaginative input

Lawrie with his grandaughter Justina.

at Kooyonga when he was in his early 80s and came back into the clubhouse for a rousing reception. He had at least three holes in one and was renowned for his ability to drive Kooyonga’s old 18th hole.

Lawrie had an enormous interest in horseracing, was an active horse breeder and trainer, and over the years owned many racehorses with varying degrees of success! He had been known on more than one occasion to interrupt a consultation to walk over and closely listen to a race-call on the radio, and walk back as though nothing had happened. If there was any query he would just state “ I have an interest”!

His enthusiasm for life and particularly orthodontics has been infectious, and four of his former patients are orthodontists and others are dentists. The practice he and Des founded in Adelaide is now proud to be known as Smart Orthodontics.

Lawrie’s engaging and lively conversations, often over a whisky or glass of red wine, will be missed by his family and many friends. Following a short illness at 87 years of age he died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Monday 12 October, 2015.

Marie Reichstein

helped to establish the basis for the excellent treatment that these patients receive today.

Following a visit to Oslo, he encouraged the implementation of pioneering bone-grafting techniques in the unit. He served for many years on the Cleft Lip and Palate Committee of the ASO, and he helped to gain Federal Government assistance for these patients.

Lawrie was very interested in general dental health and the provision of dental care to the broader community. He was the President of the SA Branch of the ADA in 1965, and he and the Executive of that time developed several dental health initiatives including the fluoridation of Adelaide’s water supply and the introduction of dental therapists into the School Dental Service.

He was an active Member of the ASO and was Federal President from 1966 to 1969. He was a Life Member of the ASO, the ADA and the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital. On Australia Day this year, Lawrie was recognized with an Order of Australia for his contribution to dentistry and orthodontics.

Lawrie led an active life outside of dentistry. Gough Whitlam described marrying Margaret as his best appointment, and whilst Lawrie may not have agreed with Gough on many things, he would have described his marriage to Joy as one of his best moments. They have nine children, 37 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Joy and Lawrie had a remarkable partnership, and with her steady manner and great sense of humour she continuously supported him and enabled him to be the man he was.

Lawrie had a great love of music. In line with the rest of his talents, he

had a wonderful tenor voice, and sang in several church choirs. He attributed the development of his passion for music to a former staff member who was commissioned to buy some records to play in the practice. Dayna had come from a European background, and Lawrie was exposed to and guided to enjoy a vast range of classical music. Whilst one of his children declared trips in the car listening to the radio as “torture”, his daughter Gabriella has became a renowned concert pianist, and played at the Stanley Wilkinson Oration in 2014.

He was very dedicated to his Catholic faith, and was an active supporter of both formal and informal charities. He always managed to find time to fit in visits to hospitals, nursing homes or just to visit a friend or relative who needed a chat (or advice!).

He spent 50 years on the Council of Aquinas College, ten of those as Chair. He was motivated to support the tertiary education of rural students, and the College has honored him with an award in his name.

He excelled at sport, and as a powerful batsman was a State Representative at cricket, played baseball for Australia, and played off a single figure golf handicap for five decades. He shot below his age

Lawrie with his daughter Gabriella.

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Calendar of Events................................................................................. International meetings 2016

February 19th - 22nd:

Australian Society of Orthodontists25th Australian Orthodontic CongressMelbourne Convention and Exhibition CentreMelbourne, Australiawww.aso2016melbourne.com.au

March 7th - 11th:

Asociación Mexicana de OrtodonciaXLIX Annual Congress, Miami, Florida, USANote: This meeting is a Caribbean cruise. The Majesty of the Seas cruise ship departs March 7 from Miami. www.amo.org.mxoficina@amo.org.mx

June 11th - 16th: European Orthodontic Society2016 CongressStockholm, Sweden

August 24th - 26th:XVI International Congress of OrthodonticsSantiago, ChileVenue: Casa Piedrawww.sortchile.cl

April/May

16th - 17th April:

14th International Symposium of the Greek Orthodontic Society (joint meeting with the Egyptian Orthodontic Society), Athens, Greecewww.grortho.gr/en

29th April - 3rd May:

American Association of OrthodontistsOrange County Convention CenterOrlando FLwww.aaoinfo.org/meetings/2016-annual-session

September

1st - 3rd: Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society10th Asian Pacific Orthodontic ConferenceNusa Dua, Bali, Indonesiawww.10apoc.com

15th - 17th: Canadian Association of Orthodontists Annual SessionDelta Prince Edward and PEI Convention CentreCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canadawww.cao-aco.org/EVENTS/future.asp

November 11th - 13th:5th MOIP Mediterranean Orthodontic CongressLimassol, Cyprus“New Technologies, New Principles”

April 21st - 25th:American Association of OrthodontistsSan Diego Convention Centre San Diego, CA, USA

JuneEuropean Orthodontic SocietyMontreux Switzerland

17th - 19th:

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September 14th - 16th:Canadian Association of Orthodontists Annual SessionFairmont Royal York HotelToronto, Ontario, Canadawww.cao-aco.org/EVENTS/future.asp

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12th ESLO CongressAthens Greece www.eslo-info.org/congress

30th June - 3rd July:July

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ASO Branch Meetings 2016................................................................................. ASO South Australia Branch

Tuesday 9th February

Robyn Armstrong, Speech Pathologist ‘Tongue Thrust Swallow – the Team Approach’Postgraduate Student Presentation, General MeetingVenue: Majestic Roof Garden Hotel, Adelaide

Tuesday 10th May

Dr Ashley Smith ‘The BENEfit System with the INSIGNIA appliance - The Perfect Marriage.’ Ormco Sponsorship Postgraduate Student Presentation, General MeetingVenue: Argentinian Fire Restaurant, Unley

Tuesday 28th JuneA/Prof Giampiero Rossi-Fedele‘Update on Trauma Management - Orthodontic considerations.’Postgraduate Student Presentation, General MeetingVenue: Treasury on King William Restaurant, Adelaide

Tuesday 13th September

Dr Esma DogramaciTitle: ‘Breastfeeding and malocclusions.’Postgraduate Student Presentation, General MeetingVenue: Amaro Restaurant, Hutt St, Adelaide

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April 2016

General Meeting Speaker: Dental forensic expert Jeremy Graham Topic: His experiences with the MH 17 disaster. Date and time to be confirmed

............................................................................. ASO New South Wales Branch

Friday 27th May ASONSW Clinical Day MeetingIntercontinental Hotel, Sydney

........................................................................................ASO Queensland BranchFriday 22nd JanuaryFriday 20th May Saturday 13th August Wednesday 16th or Friday 18th November

Details to be confirmed

Friday 12th & Saturday 13th August

Clinical weekend Venue: Broadbeach SofitelSpeakers: Dr Gerry Samson and Dr Peter Miles

Late OctoberDREF/ASO Professional Orthodontic Day and AGMMilton Sims Visiting Professor: Dr Jay Bowman Date and Venue: TBA

Friday 11th November Annual Partners DinnerVenue: Alphutte Restaurant, Adelaide

PRESIDENT Tony Collett

VICE-PRESIDENT Peter Lewis

TREASURER Robbie Schwartz

SECRETARY Chris Theodosi

TREASURER-ELECT Sam Whittle

SECRETARY-ELECT John Coolican

COUNCILLORS Queensland Pat Hannan

Western Australia Howard Holmes

South Australia Andrew Toms

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Merry ChristmasThe ASO Federal Council and Committees would like to take this opportunity to wish the ASO Members and their families the compliments of the Season and a Very happy and safe 2016.

We thank you for your continued support and hope to see you in Melbourne at the 25th AOC, 19-22 February 2016.