Speakers

• Medic specialist in Ortodontie si Ortopedie Dento-Facială. • In 2011 a absolvit facultatea de Medicina Dentara din cadrul Universitatii de Medicina si Farmacie “Carol Davila” din Bucuresti, cu media de licenta 10. • In 2017 obtine titlul de „doctor in medicina” cu teza ”Incidenta afectiunilor mucoasei orale la copii”, un studiu in premiera pentru Europa de Est efectuat pe 5000 de copii. • Specializat in tratarea problemelor ATM, tehnica bracketurilor autoligaturante si linguale, integrand in tratamentul pacientilor sai alignerele si mini-implanturile. • Autor a numeroase articole, participand constant la numeroase conferinte stiintifice medicale, cursuri sau congrese nationale si internationale, in calitate de membru si speaker.

• Dr. Ravindra Nanda is Professor Emeritus, Former UConn Alumni Endowed Chair and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.A. He is also an Adjunct Professor at The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Ma, USA. • Dr. Nanda has been active in orthodontic research in the area of biomechanics, clinical trials and acceleration of orthodontic treatment. He has authored with his colleagues more than 250 scientific papers. He is Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Orthodontics and he is on the editorial board of ten different national and international orthodontic journals. He is also an associate editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. • In 2022 he was awarded Fellow of World Federation of Orthodontics (WFO). He has given numerous named lectures at national and international societies including Mershon and Angle Heritage Lectures at the American Association of Orthodontics and Sheldon Friel Lecture at the 2011 EOS Congress. He has been recognized with numerous Honorary memberships and has received various awards from international orthodontic organizations. • Dr.Nanda has authored and co-authored eight text books Retention and Stability (with Dr. Burstone), Biomechanics in Clinical Orthodontics, Biomechanic and Esthetic Strategies In Clinical Orthodontics, Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics (with Dr. Uribe), Current Therapy in Orthodontics(with Dr. Kapila), Esthetics and Biomechanics in Orthodontics, and recently “ Orthodontics, two volumes “ (with Prof. Farronato), and Atlas of Complex Orthodontics (with Dr. Uribe). He has two new books coming out in 2019, Temporary Anchorage Devices (with Drs. Uribe and Yadav) and Principles and Biomechanics of Aligner Orthodontic Treatment (with Castroflorio, Garino and Ojima).

• Clinical collaborator in development projects for several international companies such as Forestadent®, Nemotec®, DSD®, AlignTechnology®, ClearCorrect®, Airways®. • Certified by FACE/Roth Williams Center, for Functional Occlusion • FAS Forestadent Planning Center Clinical Director • Digital planner since 2011 • Bachelor on Dental Science • Master’s Degree in Orthodontics • Private practice as orthodontist

• In anul 2002 a absolvit Facultatea de Stomatologie din Bucuresti • In anul 2005 a devenind medic specialist cu specialitatea ortodontie si ortopedie dento-faciala in cadrul UMF Carol Davila • Din anul 2002 lucreaza full-time in mediu privat • Se preocupa cu deosebire de ortodontia digitala si dispozitivele temporare ancorate pe mini-implanturi, dobandind o larga experienta.

April 2004 Graduate in Dentistry University of Cagliari, Italy October 2009 Postgraduate in Orthodontics University of Ferrara, Italy 2006-Present Member of the Italian Association of Lingual Orthodontics (AIOL) 2012-Present Vice-President of the Italian Association of Lingual Orthodontics (AIOL) 2013-Present Active member of the World Society of Lingual Orthodontics (WSLO) 2014-Present Active member of the Italian Academy of Orthodontics (AIDOr) 2017 President of the Italian Association of Lingual Orthodontics (AIOL) 2006- Present Private practice exclusively in orthodontics in Cagliari and Iglesias with particular interest to the lingual technique and interdisciplinary treatments.