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Survey: What attracted you to the EOS Congress?

Dental Tribune Online spoke with five orthodontists who travelled to Scotland to attend this year's EOS congress (from left): Azzah Alhazmi from Sweden, Dr Roland Zettel from Switzerland, Dr Pongsri Brudvik from Norway, Dr Masanori Yasui from Japan and Dr Milla Mörönen from Finland. (Photographs: Yvonne Bachmann, DTI)

Yvonne Bachmann, DTI

Wed. 20. June 2018

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Many attendees of the European Orthodontic Society (EOS) Congress are return visitors. The event, which gathered around 2,000 orthodontists in Montreux in Switzerland last year and again appears well attended this year, aims to inform the orthodontic community about the latest developments in the field and traditionally features a number of prominent keynote speakers presenting their latest research and findings. Dental Tribune Online spoke with congress-goers to learn what makes the event so popular among orthodontists.

Azzah Alhazmi, Sweden

I am a postgraduate student at Karolinska Institutet, a university in Huddinge near Stockholm. Attending this congress is part of our postgraduate programme; all students are here. It’s my first time at the congress and I think it’s really nice. Some of the lectures are really interesting. Summer is also a great time to host this event. I will graduate in 2020, so I think I’ll come back for another EOS Congress.

Dr Roland Zettel, Switzerland

I have my own practice in Teufen and have so far attended four or five EOS congresses over the years. I am now planning to attend every year, as it is a great opportunity to combine education and sightseeing. I attended the opening ceremony and saw the Red Hot Chilli Pipers play. I also went on the Red Bus Tour to Holyrood Palace. The congress has a very relaxed atmosphere and it’s a great event for networking.

Dr Pongsri Brudvik, Norway

I used to work for the University of Bergen. I retired two years ago as a lecturer, but kept working on a private basis for one day a week because I wanted to finish off my patients. I have attended many EOS congresses, probably more than ten. It is always a pleasure to meet other colleagues and get the latest updates in orthodontics. This may be my last congress, as I am now planning to fully retire; however, I have already met a number of colleagues from other countries who have already retired, but are here anyway.

Dr Masanori Yasui, Japan

This is my second EOS Congress. I have my own practice in Kawasaki and flew 12 hours to Edinburgh. My research is being displayed in this year’s poster session. I think it’s a great congress. It’s smaller than other congresses, like AAO, but small and compact is good.

Dr Milla Mörönen, Finland

I work at a public health care centre in Alavus. As I am the only orthodontist in a region of 25,000 people, treating all of its children, I must see what is going on in orthodontics. I need scientific facts to support my own decision-making. I am an EOS member and this is the fourth congress I am attending, after Venice, Warsaw and Stockholm. I think the EOS congresses are always well organised and besides being informative they are also fun. I am already thinking about attending the congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists, which will be held in Yokohama in 2020. I have never been to Japan.