Harrogate International Centre

The British Orthodontic Society return to the region for the Society's 2007 conference and in doing so will celebrate 100 years of British orthodontics.

 

Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with making the best of your teeth, jaws and face, correcting bite to enable more comfortable eating, and benefiting your smile! Nearly 1m people in the UK started orthodontic treatment last year.

 

Treatment usually begins with a referral from a general dentist to a specialist local practice where the dentist will have had an additional three years of specialist training to become an orthodontist.

 

The BOS are regular visitors to Harrogate, visiting the town every three years to host their event. Harrogate has long been regarded as one of the Society's favourite conference destinations.

This year's conference programme will cover such important topics as risk management and patient consent to the use of micro implants.

 

The prestigious Northcroft Lecture will be presented by Professor Murray Meikle, who will look at the advances made in the last 100 years and how new technology in this field will develop over the coming years.

 

The centenary celebration party will be appropriately based on the Bond (007) theme. More than 800 Orthodontists will descend upon Harrogate during the conference, which is scheduled for 23 - 26 September. A trade exhibition will also run concurrent to the conference programme where 45 exhibitors will showcase their latest innovations and product or service range.