General Meetings

The Association of Philippine Orthodontists and the Philippine Pediatric Dental Society Inc. held its monumental joint seminar last November 29, 2017.

By Ma. Bernardita Cham, DDM The 10th APO general meeting this October did it again as it delivered to its eager participants a landmark topic that did not all disappoint. Dr. Shen Hasegawa, a seasoned orthodontist, researcher of bone science, mentor, and a saxophonist from Nagoya Japan, is the brilliant mind behind this Gummetal technology. With his collaboration with the scientists and engineers from the R and D department of Toyota, what started as a material for golf clubs, bolts, tennis racquets and artificial bone, orthodontists now have on their hands Gummetal, a wonder wire that eclipses the top qualities

By: Melanie Yapson Bergonio To elect means to choose or to make a decision… Elections were used as early in history as ancient Greece and ancient Rome, and throughout the Medieval period to select rulers such as the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope. In India, in the olden days, palm leaves were used by the villagers for assembly elections. The leaves, with candidate names written on them, were put inside a mud pot for counting.

by Dr. Marybeth Gabriel The Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO) held its 4th General Meeting last August 7, 2013 at the Ace Hotel and Suites in Pasig City, with the topic entitled "Clear Aligners : The Future Orthodontic Appliance" by Dr. TaeWeon Kim.  Master of Ceremonies was Drs. Liza Adriano and Rosabelle Pike.