Future Lectures

Conference Topic Date Location
AAO 2014 Interdisciplinary Dentistry May 2-6, 2014 New Orleans LA
3M International Esthetics and Smile Jul 3-6, 2014 London, England
South Africa Customized Technology in Orthodontics Aug 24-30, 2014 South Africa
Costa Rica Society Excellence in Orthodontics Sep 4-7, 2014 San Jose, CR
PCSO Orthodontics and Periodontics Oct 3-5, 2014 Anaheim, CA
USC Symposium Lingual Orthodontics Oct 17-18, 2014 Los Angeles, CA
LACOMS Three-Dimensional planning in orthognathic surgery and orthodontics. Oct 31, 2014 Los Angeles, CA

Lectures

3-5 October 2013: (Denver, CO) Attendance and lecture at the 5th edition of the Society for Color and Appearance in dentistry. Only orthodontist among lecturers, lecture titled “Brace-Face No More”

27 September 2013: (San Francisco, CA) Full day course and keynote presenter for University of the Pacific Department of Orthodontics graduation. External examiner for thesis presentations.

14, June, 2013: (San Francisco, CA): Full day course on application of technology in orthodontics for the Peninsula Orthodontic Research Group (PORG).

8 June, 2013: (Oviedo, Spain): Spanish Society of Orthodontics (SEDO) meeting and lecture on customized appliances.

3-6 May, 2013: (Philadelphia, PA) American Association of Orthodontics Annual Meeting, including presentation on “Interdisciplinary Management of Gingival Smile: The Ortho/Perio Connection” (1200 attendees).

12 April, 2013: (Barcelona, Spain) 4th edition of the BCNOrtho Meeting. and lecture about Orthodontic and Periodontic treatment of the Gingival Smile.

10 March 2013: (Big Sky, MT) FACES meeting organized by Dr. Thomas and Dr. Tucker. Including a full day lectures on three-dimensional diagnosis and customized appliances.

1 March 2013: (San Francisco, CA), “Three-Dimensional Customization During Treatment Planning In Lingual Orthodontics: Vertical Considerations” at the Incognito Users Meeting.

28 February 2013: (Los Angeles, CA) USC Division Grand Lecture Series: “Accuracy and Esthetics during Orthodontic Treatment”

16 November 2012: (Dallas, TX), “Precision in Lingual Orthodontics” at the Power 2 Reason symposium.

11 October 2012: (Los Angeles, CA), USC Interdisciplinary session on Interaction between Orthodontics and Periodontics.

7 October 2012: (Monterey, CA) Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontics. Meeting and lecture: “Clinical and Research Applications on Orthodontic Digital Models”

18 May, 2012: (Myrtle Beach, SC) NCDS meeting and lectures: “Vertical Positioning of Upper Incisors” and “Orthodontics and Implants: What Orthodontics can do for Implants, and What Implants can do for Orthodontics”

30 March, 2012: (Palm Springs, CA) USC Alumni Meeting lecture and presenting keynote lecture “Three-Dimensional Applications in Orthodontics Volumes and Surfaces”

9 March 2012: (Anaheim, CA) Dolphin Users Meeting: Lecture “Application of Technology In Orthodontics”, including imaging concepts and 3D management of images for simulation of orthognathic surgery.

23 February 2012: (Los Angeles, CA) USC Division Grand Lecture Series: “CBCT Imaging Concepts and Clinical Applications of Digital Orthodontic Models”

21 January 2012: (Las Vegas, NV) The Gorman Symposium, “Esthetic and Interdisciplinary Considerations in the Vertical Positioning of Incisors”

1 December 2011: (Nassau, Bahamas). Incognito users meeting: “Clinical Accuracy with Incognito Appliances in the Sagittal and Vertical Planes”

09 June 2011 (Chapel Hill, NC): Three lectures: “Treatment planning and Computer simulation of orthognathic surgery”, “Case analysis and treatment planning of Class II skeletal relationship” and “Three-dimensional computer simulation in orthognathic surgery”. in the orthodontics-orthognathic surgery course organized by the Departments of Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UNC.

17 May 2011 (Chicago, IL): “CBCT Imaging Concepts and Clinical Applications of Digital Orthodontic Models” At the 111th AAO meeting in Chicago.

9 May 2011 (Wonewok, MN): Half-day course on finishing cases with lingual orthodontics, organized by the R&D department 3M-Unitek.

5 May 2011 (Lima, Peru): Keynote speaker: Full-day course on interdisciplinary orthodontics and clinical and research applications of research in orthodontics. Organized by the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas as the inauguration course for their new Dental Clinic.

8 April 2011 (Barcelona, Spain): “Evidence and Common Sense Behind the Use of Technology in Orthodontics” at the third edition BCNOrtho meeting.

8-9 April 2011: (Barcelona), President of the organization of the international conference “New Developments in Clinical Orthodontics”. Lectures by Dr. Proffit, Dr Sarver, Dr Wiechmann and Dr DeClerk, Dr. Zachrisson, Dr. Van der Linden and Dr. Grauer. Attendance 300pax from 27 countries.

14 March 2011 (Los Angeles, CA): Visit to USC and lecture “Three-dimensional Applications in Orthodontics: Surfaces and Volumes”.

18 January 2011: (Durham, NC). “Interaction Between Orthodontics – Periodontics and Prosthodontics to Enhance Esthetic Outcomes” for the Durham-Orange County Dental Society.

14 January 2011: (Chapel Hill, NC): “Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Complex Orthognathic Cases” for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residents.

22 October 2010: (Las Vegas, NV). “3D-orthodontic outcomes assessment with Incognito technique” at the 2010 5th Incognito appliance system users meeting.

17 September 2010: (Las Vegas, NV). “Application of CAD/CAM Technology in Orthodontic Treatment” in the OrthoVoice meeting.

5 August 2010: (Ann Arbor, MI), Interview for a faculty position and presentation of “Three-Dimensional Applications in Orthodontics”.

10-11 June 2010: (Chapel Hill, NC), “Treatment planning and Computer simulation of orthognathic surgery” in the orthodontics-orthognathic surgery course organized by the Departments of Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UNC.

26 February 2010: (Ann Arbor, Michigan), “Tooth movement assessment in 3D” as part of the Moyer’s Pre-symposium.

12 December 2009: (Paris, France), “3D outcomes assessments with Incognito technique, (part I accuracy)” in the 7th Users-meeting Incognito France.

21-22 March 2009: (Barcelona), President of the organization of the international conference “Contemporary Adult Orthodontic Treatment”. Lectures by Dr. Proffit, Dr Sarver, Dr Wiechmann and Dr Zachrisson. Attendance 300pax from 30 countries.

2 December 2008: (San Francisco), “Commercial Software Applications for Clinical Management of Craniofacial DICOM images” at the 3rd MEI Symposium: “Physiome and Systems Biology for Integrated Life Sciences and Predictive Medicine”.

4 November 2008, 2 December 2009, 4 December 2010: (Chapel Hill), “Orthodontics and Dental Implants: What can orthodontics do for implants and what can implants do for orthodontics?”

15 September 2008: (Chapel Hill), “Digital Photography in Orthodontics” for the Pediatric Dentistry Department at UNC-SOD.

22-23 May 2008: (Chapel Hill), Surgical-Orthodontic Treatment: The Orthodontist-Surgeon Interaction in Orthognathic Surgery Cases. “Ortho-surgical treatment planning and prediction” with Dr. Proffit. “Case Presentation” with Dr. Sheats.

1 April 2008: (Barcelona) “Stability and Limitations of Orthognatic Surgery” Master in Orthodontics, University of Barcelona.

29 February 2008: (Chapel Hill) “Excellence in Orthodontics: Incognito Bracket System” Two sessions, for the Orthodontic Faculty at the University of North Carolina and training session for the Assistants.

25 June 2007: (Chapel Hill), Master’s Thesis defense: AIRWAY VOLUME AND SHAPE FROM CONE-BEAM CT: RELATIONSHIP TO FACIAL MORPHOLOGY. By Dan Grauer, James L Ackerman, Lucia SH Cevidanes, William R. Proffit, Martin A Styner. Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry University of North Carolina.

28-29 April 2007: (Barcelona), President of the organization of the international conference “Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Concepts for the 21st Century” Lectures by Dr. Ackerman, Dr. Proffit, Dr Tulloch, Dr. Van der Linden and Dr Zachrisson. Attendance 250pax from 27 countries.

8 June 2006: (Chapel Hill), “Developing the Treatment Plan for Surgical Patients: Application of Computer Prediction Techniques the Orthodontist-Surgeon Interaction in Orthognathic Surgery Cases”, with Dr. WR Proffit at the Ortho-Surgery Course, University of North Carolina.

25 January 2005: (Barcelona) “Pharmacologycal concerns in the elderly patient” as part of the lecture “Oral medicine in elderly patient” Catalan and Balearic Medical Sciences Academy.

25 March 2004: (Barcelona) “Decision making: Upper lateral incisor agenesis”, in the dentistry study group of Dr. Murtra, professor of adult-integrated-dentistry at the University of Barcelona.

12 February 2004: (Barcelona) “Problem description in the smile”, in the dentistry study group of Dr. Murtra, professor of adult-integrated-dentistry at the University of Barcelona.

5 February 2004: (Barcelona) “Esthetics in the Smile”, in the second Dental Students Meeting at the University of Barcelona.

22 November, 2002: (Valencia) “Implantes y Crecimiento Óseo” (Implants and bone growth), in the winter meeting of the Spanish Society of Implants.

Dr. Grauer serves currently as an Examiner for the American Board of Orthodontics and he is a member of the FACE group (Functional And Cosmetic Excellence)

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