7:30am-4:00pm
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA
Speaker and Schedule information will be available soon.
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Our 2024 Annual Meeting was a great success!
Thank you to our speakers and to all who attended!
2024 WSSO Doctor and Team Meeting
Friday, February 23, 2024
Meydenbauer Center
11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
Meydenbauer Center Phone: (425) 637-1020
6 CE Hours
SCHEDULE
7:30am - 8:30am Breakfast, Check-In, Photobooth and Exhibits
8:30am - 11:30am Morning session for Doctors - Dr. Maz Moshiri. "Complex Case Review with Invisalign: Open Bite, TMD, and Orthognathic Surgery"
Main Level, Center Hall A
8:30am - 11:30am Morning Session for Team Members - Ms. Michelle Shimmin
Upstairs, Level 4
11:30am - 1:00pm Luncheon - WSSO General Meeting during lunch for doctors
Team members have the option to participate in table topic discussions, or freestyle with no set table topic discussions. Please note your preference when you register.
1:00pm - 4:00pm Afternoon session for doctors - Dr. Sandra Tai: "Changing the Paradigm of Early Interceptive, Extraction and Complex Cases with Aligner Treatment"
Main Level, Center A
1:00pm - 3:00pm Continued session for Team Members - Ms. Michelle Shimmin
Upstairs, Level 4
"Debond! How to safely remove brackets, bands, and bonding resin from tooth surfaces" Speaker: Dr. Geoff Greenlee
Course Descriptions:
Speaker for Doctors: Dr. Mazyar "Maz" Moshiri
Complex Case Review with Invisalign: Open Bites, TMD, and Orthognathic Surgery
Summary:
In this presentation, Dr. Maz Moshiri will review suggestions for designing and delivering the proper force systems necessary with Invisalign to predictably address complex open bite malocclusions nonsurgically. However, at times, patients may elect for ideal treatment... allowing for orthognathic surgery to be offered as modality of care. Increasingly, more patients are electing to use Invisalign as the orthodontic medium of choice for their orthognathic surgical treatment. The nuances of proper digital planning and overall workflow for orthognathic surgical cases with Invisalign will also be discussed. Lastly, considerations and a possible solution for therapeutic management of TMD patients will be reviewed when using clear aligners.
Biography:
Dr. Maz Moshiri has been a faculty member for Align Technology since 2013. He is the co-founder of the Aligner Intensive Fellowship, an online residency that has educated nearly five thousand orthodontists worldwide on the proper treatment planning and use of clear aligners. Currently, he is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the orthodontic residency program at the Center for Advanced Dental Education at Saint Louis University, with a focus on clear aligners. He serves on the clinical advisory boards of Orthodontic Partners, and LightForce Orthodontics. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Voice of an Expert column for the AJODO Clinical Companion. Dr. Moshiri is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics as well as a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Speaker for Team Members: Ms. Michelle Shimmin
Morning Session with Michelle Shimmin:
Elite Synergy: Elevation of a High-Performance Team
Today, practices struggle more than ever regarding staffing issues, team commitment, elevated leadership and true buy-in to new technologies and changes that serve our patients. We will dive deep into the needed tools for each team member that create the elite synergy present in the most successful of practices worldwide.
Afternoon Session with Michelle Shimmin:
Leadership, your professional growth and mastering your emotional intelligence
This interactive workshop will challenge you to understand how to maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses, professionally and personally, providing the training and knowledge that will set you up to be the most valuable team member to your practice, allowing you to THRIVE! This ultimately translates to the care and experience your practice offers and provides your patients. It’s time for YOU!
Speaker for Doctors: Dr. Sandra Tai
Changing the Paradigm of Early Interceptive, Extraction, and Complex Cases with Aligner Treatment
Summary:
In this presentation, Dr. Sandra Tai will discuss the rationale for early interceptive treatment. This will be demonstrated with mixed dentition treatment with Invisalign First aligners for deep bite, crowding and potential serial extraction cases. Premolar extraction cases are the ultimate test of an orthodontic appliance, as well as the clinician’s skill. A protocol for premolar extraction cases with aligners will be discussed including tips for designing the digital treatment plan and staging extraction site closure. Finally, a few complex cases will be reviewed including impacted canines.
Biography:
Dr. Sandra Khong Tai is Clinical Assistant Professor in Orthodontics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, as well as Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA. Dr Sandra Tai is a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthodontics. She has been an Invisalign certified orthodontist since 2000 and is currently an Invisalign Diamond Plus Provider who has treated 4,300+ cases with Invisalign clear aligners. Dr Tai is the author of the textbook “Clear Aligner Technique”. (Quintessence Publishing 2018) which has been translated into 12 languages around the world. She is a reviewer for several orthodontic journals and lectures globally on clear aligner technique. Dr Tai frequently tests new innovations in aligners and she is a member of the North American Advisory Board, as well as Align Tech Global faculty.
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Afternoon speaker for Clinical Team Members: Dr. Geoff Greenlee
Debond! How to safely remove brackets, bands, and bonding resin from tooth surfaces - lecture and workshop
This session is designed to provide the necessary background information to prepare orthodontic dental assistants to:
- Safely remove fixed orthodontic appliances
- Understand the evidence about patient comfort and enamel safety during bracket removal
- Safely remove bonding composite resin and polish enamel
- Understand and use a dental handpiece and rotary instruments
- Recognize risks and pitfalls during appliance removal
Part of this session will be dedicated to hands-on training in safe appliance debonding and composite resin removal with a dental handpiece. Attendees will gain knowledge and skills preparing them to progress on to supervised training on patients with a licensed orthodontist at their office.