iAOI-together we invent the future.
This month I had a great opportunity to speak at the 2nd Burstone International Biomechanics Symposium in my alma mater, Indiana University. I was invited to speak about the application of TADs on impaction. To my surprise, the audience with primarily orthodontic background responded with the most interests to my combined treatment of VISTA and TADs to solve those tough impacted cuspids. Immediately after my lecture in Indiana, I spoke in the 8th International MegaGen Symposium in Milan to a room full of clinicians in implant therapy, I was able to catch their eye with my lateral window surgery technique, combined with TADs, to treat complex impaction cases.

None of these problems could be solved previously with easy and logical methods, if considering only orthodontic or implant's perspective. However, as we step outside of our traditional boundary of specialties, we are able to generate more innovative and simple treatment options for patients. The overwhelmingly positive feedback I received in these two recent lectures reinforces my conviction that the future of dentistry lies in ortho- and implant-combined treatment.

If you have not been a part of the International Association of Orthodontists and Implantologists (iAOI), now is the best time to join. For those who are, I encourage you to challenge yourself to the next level, taking the online entry examination. To better reflect the international nature of this organization, I have invited my mentor in implant dentistry, Dr. Park, to bring his colleagues in Korea, and my young colleagues in Taiwan, to do a full-day case report demonstration on December 18, in Taipei, Taiwan. I strongly believe a well thought of case presentation is the most effective way to reflect and enhance one's treatment quality. I invite you all to come learn about the preparation of this required presentation for iAOI's next level of certification. Let's join to invent the future of dentistry.

Chris HN Chang, DDS, PhD, Publisher Less