Illinois dental licensure currently requires 48 hours of CE courses every three years. For the most current licensure information, contact the Illinois State Dental Society.
Registration Information
CLICK HERE to register with ISO for the Spring 2021 Virtual Lecture for up to 4 CE.
Contact: [email protected] or call 636-745-3008 for more information.
ISO Season Program Location
The Carlisle Banquet Center, 435 East Butterfield Road, Lombard, IL 60148
Located near Yorktown Shopping Center (355-80-Highland interchanges)
Free parking for ISO attendees
Hotel Accommodations - Reserve Online:
CLICK HERE to make an online reservation at the ISO discounted rate of $129 per night (plus tax) based on availability at the:
Hyatt Place Chicago/Lombard/Oak Brook
2340 South Fountain Square Dr., Lombard, Illinois
The Hyatt Place offers complimentary shuttle upon advance request to/from The Carlisle where the ISO lectures are held.
ISO Lecture Table Top Exhibit Opportunities
Attendees increase your networking opportunities with even more of your orthodontic supplier partner local representatives on-hand at table top exhibits in the lecture foyer.
The average one day lecture attendance is about 150 ISO member orthodontists and residents from the University of Illinois-Chicago and often also Marquette University. Exhibitors will receive in advance a list of attending doctors with name/city for preplanning purposes.
Contact: [email protected] or call 636-745-3008 for more information
CDS Midwinter Meeting - Virtual
Click here to register directly with CDS.
Thanks to the faculty at the University of Illinois Department of Orthodontics for partnering with ISO to provide lectures at the 2021 and 2022 CDS Midwinter Meeting on interdisciplinary orthodontics. A variety of topics have been chosen to keep dentistry abreast of how orthodontics improves patient care and the specialty plays a role in overall dental health. Encourage your interdisciplinary team to attend!
ISO Annual Business Meeting Conference Call
April 12, 2021 • 5:30 p.m. Central Time
CLICK HERE to email the ISO office to receive conference call information when available.
The brief business meeting audio conference call will include elections. The ISO Board approved the Nominating Committee’s recommendations:
President - Dr. Scott Prose of St. Charles
President-Elect - Dr. Libby Graham of Wilmette
Vice-President - Dr. Pranav Patel of Naperville
Secretary-Treasurer - Dr. Raymond Tsou of Chicago
New Trustee- Dr. Pamela Johnson of Willowbrook
Renewing Trustee 3rd Term - Dr. Kyint Chwa of Northbrook
Renewing Trustee 2nd Term - Dr. Andrew Clark of Lombard
Renewing Trustee 2nd Term - Dr. Therese Galang-Boquiren of Chicago
Incoming MSO Director* - Dr. Randall Markarian of Swansea
*Position on the Midwestern Society of Orthodontists (MSO) Board will transition at the October 2, 2021 MSO Annual Member Business Meeting when current director Dr. Spencer Pope is anticipated to be elected as MSO Secretary-Treasurer. Dr. Pope will at that time then transition to serve as the Illinois State Dental Society Liaison on the ISO Board.
Spring 2021 Lecture - Virtual
Sponsored by Invisalign iTero
Dr. Sandra Tai
Dr. Tai received her graduate training in Orthodontics at the University of Minnesota. She is a practicing Specialist in Orthodontics in Vancouver, Canada and Clinical Assistant Professor in Orthodontics at the University of British Columbia. She is also Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco. Dr. Tai has been an Invisalign certified orthodontist since 2000 and is currently an Invisalign Diamond Plus Provider who has treated over 2,500 cases with Invisalign clear aligners. Dr Tai is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Aligner Orthodontics and the author of the textbook “Clear Aligner Technique”. She is also a reviewer for the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
Links to the below recorded lectures will be emailed to paid registrations by early March, along with a CE credit test to award up to 4 CE total (2 CE per lecture) for successful completion of the following lectures:
Vertical Problems: Deep Bite and Open Bite Treatment with Clear Aligner Technique
Deep Bite and Open Bite malocclusions are ideally suited for clear aligner treatment. Innovations for both deep bite and open bite malocclusions will be discussed. These include precision bite ramps, optimized deep bite attachments and pressure areas for deep bite correction and optimized anterior extrusive attachments for open bite treatment. Biomechanics and anchorage requirements for clinically predictable outcomes will be discussed and these will be illustrated with clinical cases.
After this lecture, the learner will:
1. Be able to select deep bite and open bite cases that may be suitable for clear aligner treatment
2. Understand the biomechanics and anchorage considerations for deep bite and open bite correction
3. Be able to incorporate SmartForce features into the ClinCheck software design plan
Invisalign® with Mandibular Advancement: A Solution for Class II Treatment in Growing Patients
Invisalign with Mandibular Advancement for Class II, growing, retrognathic patients will be presented as a new modality for Class II treatment. Case selection, setting up the ClinCheck plan and clinical protocols will be illustrated with clinical cases. A research study carried out at the University of British Columbia, comparing treatment with Twin Block functional appliances and Invisalign® with Mandibular Advancement, looking at dental, skeletal and soft tissue changes will be presented.
After this lecture, the learner will:
1. Be able to select appropriate cases for treatment with Invisalign® with Mandibular Advancement.
2. Understand the various stages of treatment such as pre-MA phase, post-MA phase and what is clinically required for each phase of treatment
3. Be able to understand differences between treatment of dolichofacial Class II skeletal patterns and brachyfacial Class II skeletal patterns.