Dr. Hugo De Clerck was formerly Professor and Chairperson at the Department of Orthodontics at the Universite Catholique de Louvain from 1989 to 2006. Currently he is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and maintains a private practice in Brussels, Belgium. His research interests are in skeletal anchorage, biomechanics and orthopedics.

Friday November 18, 2022

08:00: Registration

09:00 Growth modification of the face: mechanisms and limitations.

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Bone anchored orthopedics: timing and indications, clinical use.

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Outcome of class III orthopedics in non-cleft and cleft patients: skeletal, dento-alveolar and soft tissue changes.

15:30 Coffee break

16:00 Growth stimulation of the mandible by dento-facial orthopedics.

17:30 Q&A

18:00 Drink

Saturday November 19, 2022

09:00 Bone modeling and dento-alveolar changes by bone anchored Herbst appliance: do we get more chin?

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Placement and removal of miniplates: surgical procedure. Post-surgical follow-up: patient instructions, loading protocol.

12:30 Q&A and conclusions