2025 Annual Meeting at the Broadmoor

Scientific Lectures

7:45a.m.–12p.m. Rocky Mountain Ballroom

MONday, July 14

Dr. Sercan Akyalcin

Dr. Brandon Owen

Dr. Sercan Akyalcin is the Head of Orthodon- tics at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He has a DDS-PhD degree and is a graduate of the orthodontic program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Before joining Harvard University, he was a faculty member at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, where he also

Brandon Owen, DDS, MS is the President and Founder of KLOwen Orthodontics, a legacy company named and dedicated for his son, Keller Logan. He is an ortho-inventor with over 15 years of hands-on practice experience. Dr. Owen earned the first-ever AAO Ortho Innovator Award in 2019 for his invention of the KLOwen Custom Digital

served as the chair and graduate program director of Orthodontics. Dr. Akyalcin is active in many leadership roles, serving on the Northeast Society of Orthodontists (NESO) Board of Direc- tors and representing NESO on the House of Delegates at the AAO. He also advocates for the Northeast region on the AAO Council on Education. As a dental educator and orthodontist, he has published fifty peer-reviewed papers, co-edited a textbook, contributed to twelve other orthodontic books, and served on the editorial boards of orthodontic and dental journals. In addition, he has been recognized with several awards in the field, includ - ing the 2019 Edward H. Angle Research Prize. Additionally, he serves as an examiner for the Council on Dental Accreditation Malocclusions, specifically skeletal Class II, skeletal Class III, severe crowding, and vertical anomalies such as open and deep bites present unique challenges for orthodontists to diagnose and treat efficiently. Many of these challenges relate to the wide diversity of the clinical presentation and complicating factors such as incisor position and torque, the need for transverse expansion, and vertical management of the case. The attendees will be instructed to identify the needs of their patients and customize their treatments utilizing a personalized approach and custom appliances. Learning Objectives • Have a better understanding of precision orthodontics and personalized treatment. • Familiarize themselves with customized appliance design and fabrication. • Plan and execute treatment of complex cases with a personalized approach. and the American Board of Orthodontics. Precision Orthodontics: Days of Future Past

System and honorable mention for the 2024 Ortho Innovator Award for custom metal SL, holds numerous orthodontic patents, and has served as a consultant and advisor for various digital orthodontic systems. Dr. Owen received a BS in from Montana State University-Bozeman, DDS, Orthodontic Residency, MS from University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He is currently resides in Lakeway, Texas with his wife and two children. The Benefits of Custom Braces Theoretically, custom makes all the sense in the world. Having brackets and wires deliver the teeth to the original position elevates outcomes and maximizes efficiency. However, the challenge with any system is implementation – getting through the change curve to actually achieve the promise of what digital solutions have to offer. The trick is making technology work for you, not vice versa. We need to understand the real difference between conventional, one-size-fits-all solutions versus custom orthodontics from a results perspective and from an efficiency perspective. In this session, Dr. Brandon Owen, Founder and President of KLOwen Orthodontics looks at how to accelerate integration to achieve workflow efficiency, deliver quality outcomes, and ultimately realize more predictable ROI for the whole practice – doctor, team, and patients. Learning Objectives • Understand how filling the slot with a custom bracket gives the practitioner more control. • Understand how more control can reduce the stress of the orthodontic team. • Understand how to make custom braces actually deliver a positive ROI.

The College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics (the College) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by board of dentistry. The College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics designates this activity for up to 17.0 hours of continuing education credits.

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