AARHUS | 20-21 AUGUST 2026

Strategy of treatment depends on the patient’s age, the severity of
malocclusion, and the possibilities for dento-alveolar compensation.
Therefore, managing Class II malocclusions in teens and adult patients also
presents different biomechanical challenges that may require asymmetric
mechanics, non-extraction, or extractions, skeletal anchorage, or
orthognathic surgery. Our office is exclusively dedicated to orthodontics,
prioritizing individualized patient care, and maintaining high standards of
aesthetics and function in the results. The lectures during the course will
focus on various Class II malocclusions, covering diagnosis and treatment
planning, as well as the clinical management of different treatment
strategies with the opportunity for open discussion. Participants will also
have the chance to observe live patients, engage in hands-on typodont
exercises, and gain insight into the workflow and organizational aspects of
the office. We hope to welcome you in Aarhus along with AO.

Please bring:
• Clinical clothes and preferably also clinical shoes.
• Weingart plier
• 139 plier
• TPA lingual arch forming plier
• Hard wire cutter

Day I

08:30 – 09:00    Arrival and welcome

09:00 – 12:00     Lectures

12:00 – 13:00      Lunch

13:00 – 16:00      Excercises

16:00 – 17:00      Lectures

19:00                  Dinner

Day II

08:30 – 12:00      Excercises

12:00 – 13:00       Break

13:00 – 16:00       Lectures and exercises

16:00                   Conclusions

Morten Godtfredsen Laursen received his DDS from Aarhus University, Denmark in 2001. He qualified as a specialist in orthodontics in 2007 after attending the International Postgraduate Programme in Orthodontics at Aarhus University. Since 2007, Dr. Laursen is employed part time at the Section of Orthodontics, Aarhus University, where he is currently involved in teaching of pre- and post-graduate students and organization of the International Short-Term Course in Orthodontics. He has a private office limited to orthodontics in Aarhus, Denmark and he is provisional member of the Angle Society of Europe. His research is focused on the dento-alveolar-bone-complex and tooth movement. He is past-president of the European Postgraduate Student Orthodontic Society (EPSOS).

Susanna Botticelli received her DDS in 2001 from the University of Bologna in Italy and qualified as a specialist in orthodontics in 2007 from Aarhus University, Denmark. In 2019 she earned her PhD degree from the same University. Since 2007, Dr. Botticelli has been an orthodontist at the Cleft lip and palate Center in Aarhus. At Aarhus University she is involved in the education of pre- and post-graduate students and director with Morten of the Aarhus University International Short-Term Course in Orthodontics. She works with Morten in a private office exclusively dedicated to orthodontics in Aarhus, Denmark. Her research focuses on 3D assessment of cleft size, palatal volume, and pre- and post-surgical evaluation of bone grafting procedures, impacted teeth and interdisciplinary collaboration.