RIGA | 20th May 2022

Modern orthodontics includes not only children and adolescents, but also more and more adults, thereby increasing the upper age limit. Growing esthetic demands among society means a great number of young adults are seeking orthodontic treatment primarily for esthetic reasons. The goals of these treatments involve great dental change to get the utmost esthetically pleasing face. Older adults with poor dental conditions requiring perio-restorative treatment start their orthodontic treatment to attain a long-term prognosis. The orthodontist faces new challenges treating these patients due to various issues, and these are quite different than routine orthodontic treatment oriented to children and adolescents. This lecture highlights the difficulties and limitations faced by the orthodontist while practicing adult orthodontics, and gives lots of practical clinical answers to overcome them.

Course Objectives:

• Diagnosis and treatment planning for adults
• Use of diagnostic splints
• Treatment possibilities using temporary anchorage devices

Interdisciplinary approach:

• Implantology

• Orthognathic surgery

• Parodontology

• Prosthetics

In the specialty of orthodontics, treatment results depend on the clinican’s knowledge, manual dexterity, philosophy, and effort. This lecture highlights the lack of common scientific guidelines in orthodontic practice, advocating for the recognition and indentification of clear guidelines that work of place the teeth in positions that will produce the healthiest, most functional, most esthetic, and most stable results possible. With so many factors influencing long-term stability, this lecture gives practical guidelines for approaching long-term stability in orthodontics, focusing on the periodontium, torque control, skeletal and transverse control, occlusion, and the soft tissue profile. A very practical course giving a lot of tips to increase post treatment stability in orthodontics.

Graduated in 1980 as a general dentist from the University of Leuven, Belgium. In 1986 he started his private orthodontic office in Belgium and in 1997 in Heinsberg,Germany. From 2003 to 2010 he led an orthodontic office in Maastricht, the Netherlands. In 2010 he opened a brand new orthodontic office in Echt, the Netherlands. This office is considered a state of the art orthodontic office, including progressive concepts about service and efficiency using the latest digital developments. Dr. Sampermans is an affiliate member of the Angle Society in Southern California (USA) and has taught orthodontic treatment philosophy and orthodontic practice management both inside and outside of Europe for 15 years. He also offers micro-seminars in his office on self-ligating brackets, indirect bonding, computer related 3D technology, and modern practice management. Since 2003, he has been a speaker at 30 orthodontic congresses. He has first-class knowledge and extensive experiences with pre-adjusted appliance systems (Andrews, Roth, MBT, Roncone). He has worked with active self-ligating bracket systems since 2003, finishing over 5000 cases with this system. Dr. Sampermans is a guest lecturer at the post-graduate program at the University of Regensburg, Germany and lecturer at the ZAFI-Institut in Vienna.