XXIX SPO Congress
October 26-27, 2023 - Oeiras
The Power of Choice
"Power of choice": dignifying the profession and elevating Portuguese orthodontics
The XXIX Congress of the Portuguese Orthodontic Society was held on October 26, 27 and 28 at the Tagus Park Congress Center in Oeiras. Under the motto “The power of choice”, this year’s congress combined “an unmissable scientific program and a memorable social program that brought together more than 500 participants.
For many colleagues, the XXIX SPO Congress was the ideal moment
to get together and socialize, accompanied by a social program that combined art, music and science. There was also an opportunity for younger colleagues to create moments of debate with experts and opinion leaders. We have seen an increase in the number of participants compared to previous years, reaching a historic and unprecedented number of registrations.
The panel of speakers included leading orthodontists in their fields of research, specialization and teaching: Dr. Tommaso Castroflorio, Dr. Francesco Garino, Dr. Diego Peydro, Dr. Alberto Albaladejo, Prof. Dr. Francisco do Vale, Dr. Pedro Costa Monteiro, Dr. Armando Dias da Silva, Dr. David Ângelo, Dr. Eduardo Prado, Dr. Carlos Mota, Dr. Teresa Alonso, among many other prestigious national and international specialists.
From the pre-congress, which featured three top-speakers who sold out the room and discussed the principles of biomechanics from scientific evidence, to clinical practice, illustrating
various clinical cases, treatment protocols and clinical tips; to the debate by Dr. Carlos Mota and Dr. Teresa Alonso on orthodontic treatment in children; to the opening ceremony attended by OMD president Dr. Miguel Pavão and an unforgettable musical moment; and to the brilliant scientific presentations covering such important topics as multidisciplinary orthodontics-periodontology, digital workflow, TOCO, interdisciplinary orthodontics-periodontology, digital workflow, interdisciplinary orthodontics, orthodontics and orthodontics. Miguel Pavão, and an unforgettable musical moment, as well as the brilliant scientific presentations that covered such important topics as orthodontics-periodontology multidisciplinarity, digital workflow, TOCO, temporomandibular dysfunction-orthodontics interdisciplinarity, OSAS, professional responsibility in the practice of orthodontics, among others.
As for the role of the event’s sponsors, the president of the organizing committee says that “the stores are essential partners for the success of a benchmark event.
For this reason, and because we not only like to welcome people, but also contribute to the success of our sponsors, we have prepared an excellent exhibition area, with lots of natural light and full and constant interaction with the congress participants. Sponsors wishing to increase their presence in Portugal saw the XXIX SPO Congress as an opportunity for exposure and affirmation.
This year we were honored to have the presence of more than 42 retailers working in different areas of dentistry. We would like to highlight the importance of the media partners, in particular DentalPro, and their collaboration in publicizing this event, without which we would surely not have reached a historic and unprecedented number of participants.