Dr Charles J. Burstone

DMD, MS

Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Connecticut, USA
Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Professor and Department Head, Indiana University School of Dental Medicine, Indiana, USA

Sponsored by University of Western Australia

Dr Burstone has published over 16 books or book chapters and 150 papers in the field of orthodontics. He has developed the segmented arch technique and has carried out extensive clinical and basic research in the biomechanics of tooth movement and orthodontic appliances.

He was one of the early developers of interactive active computer programs for diagnosis and Treatment planning and co-developer of the new wire alloys TMA and Chinese NiTi. He has pioneered the application of long fiber reinforced composites in appliance design and use. Dr Burstone has published widely in diverse areas as growth, orthognathic surgery, facial esthetics, and soft tissue analysis, material science, biophysics and treatment planning.

Dr Burstone has lectured throughout the world presenting courses and seminars on clinical Orthodontics in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.

He is former president of the American Board of Orthodontics, former president of the Great Lakes Society of Orthodontics, and has held numerous offices in organized dentistry, and has been frequently honored.

DOCTORS PROGRAM
Sunday 12 February 2012, 1555 – 1635
Labial Esthetic Orthodontics – The New Translucent Wires

POST CONGRESS COURSE
Thursday 16 February 2012, 0930 – 1600
Meeting of the Minds: An Informal Give-and-Take