DAY ONE, THURSDAY, September 11, 2008

12:00 PM - 2:50PM        

Registration & informal get-together

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM       

David Covell, Jr.  (Oregon Health & Science University)

Welcome and Introduction

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Greg King  (University of Washington)

Meeting Keynote:  Biomedicine in orthodontics: From tooth movement to facial growth

SESSION 1: Biological basis for tooth eruption

3:50 PM - 4:40 PM       

William Proffit (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Session Keynote:  Eruption mechanisms and control

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM       

Gary Wise (Louisiana State University)

Cellular and molecular basis of tooth eruption

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM       

Sylvia Frazier-Bowers  (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Investigating the genetics of primary failure of eruption

5:20 PM - 5:40 PM       

Adrian Becker (Hebrew University)

Conventional wisdom and the surgical exposure of impacted teeth

5:40 PM - 6:00 PM       

PANEL DISCUSSION 

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM       

DINNER 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM       

OPENING RECEPTION 

DAY TWO, FRIDAY, September 12, 2008 

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM       

BREAKFAST 

SESSION 2: Biological modification of tooth movement & retention  

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM       

Stefan Judex  (SUNY Stony Brook)

Session Keynote: Mechano-regulation of bone modeling and remodeling

9:20 AM - 9:50 AM

J Shannon Holliday (University of Florida)

Osteoclast polarization and orthodontic tooth movement

9:50 AM - 10:20 AM       

Masaru Yamaguchi (Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo)

RANK-RANKL-OPG system during orthodontic tooth movement

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM     

BREAK 

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM    

Paolo Cattaneo (University of Aarhus)

Strains in PDL and alveolar bone associated with orthodontic tooth movement

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM     

Laura Iwasaki (University of Missouri-Kansas City)

Cytokine expression and responses during orthodontic tooth movement

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM     

Eric Everett  (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Bisphosphonates and effects on tooth movement

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM     

AM PANEL DISCUSSION 

12:10 PM - 1:10 PM       

LUNCH 

SESSION 3: Advances in Methods for Altering Craniofacial Growth  

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM       

Joan Richtsmeier  (Pennsylvania State University)

Session Keynote: Understanding cranial base changes after surgical intervention in the face and head

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM       

Arkhat Abzhanov  (Harvard University)

Growth factors in facial development, growth and repair

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM       

Mark Urata (Childrens Hospital Los Angeles)

Genetics and craniofacial growth

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM       

BREAK 

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM       

Jeffery Nickel  (University of Missouri-Kansas City)

Static and dynamic mechanics of the TMJ

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM      

Robert Hinton (Baylor College of Dentistry)

Factors influencing condylar growth and development

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM       

Sunil Kapila (University of Michigan)

Hormonal pathobiology of TMJ degeneration

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM       

Timo  Peltomaki  (University of Zurich)

Osteogenic distraction in the oral region

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM       

Emile Rossouw  (Baylor College of Dentistry)

Temporary anchorage devices for improving occlusion

5:00 - 5:30 PM       

PM PANEL DISCUSSION 

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM       

BREAK 

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM       

DINNER 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM       

WINE & CHEESE SOCIAL /  POSTER VIEWING

Poster Presentations

DAY THREE, SATURDAY September 13, 2008 

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM       

BREAKFAST 

SESSION 4: Genetics, Biomedicine & Biomarkers 

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM      

David Wong  (University of California Los Angeles)

Session Keynote:  Salivary biomarkers for orthodontic tooth movement

9:20 AM - 9:55 AM       

Tomas Hart  (National Institue of Dental and Craniofacial Research)

Genetics of craniofacial anomalies

9:55 AM - 10:30 AM       

David Burr  (Indiana University School of Medicine)

Mandibular necrosis in beagle dogs treated with bisphosphonates

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM     

BREAK 

10:50 AM - 11:15 AM     

Anne George  (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Biological markers for evaluation of root resorption

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM    

James Hartsfield  (Indiana University School of Dentistry)

Genetic factors in external apcial root resorption

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM     

AM PANEL DISCUSSION 

12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

LUNCH 

SESSION 5: Bioengineering  

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM   

Songtao Shi  (University of Southern California)

Session Keynote:  Tooth engineering using stem cells

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM   

Petter Lyngstadaas  (University of Oslo)

Enamel matrix proteins; old molecules for new applications

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM   

Robert Maxson  (University of Southern California)

Genetic control of patterned growth of calvarial bones

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM   

BREAK 

3:10 PM - 3:50 PM  

Garth Ehrlich  (Allegheny-Singer Research Institute)

Engineering and inhibiting bone growth

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM     

Ulf Wikesjo  (Medical College of Georgia)

BMPs for periodontal and alveolar indications: Biological observations - clinical implications

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM   

Martin Chin  (San Francisco, CA)

Craniofacial surgery and bone formation using rhBMP

4:40 PM - 5:20 PM   

PM PANEL DISCUSSION, CONFERENCE WRAP UP 

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM   

THANKS AND ADJOURNMENT 

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM   

BREAK  

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM  

DINNER 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM   

WINE & CHEESE SOCIAL  

DAY FOUR, SUNDAY September 14, 2008 

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM   

BREAKFAST 

8:30 AM   

CHECK OUT / DEPARTURE