Dr. Ron Bellohusen is a part-time Associate Clinical Professor at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He earned his Bachelor of Science, Master’s in Organic Chemistry, and Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in 1968, 1972, and 1978, respectively. Before entering dental school, Dr. Bellohusen served as a U.S. Naval Officer and held a research position at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. After completing his DMD, he practiced general dentistry in Horseheads, NY, for 15 years. In 1992, he began specialty training in orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Center under the leadership of Dr. J. Daniel Subtelny, and earned his

orthodontic certificate in 1994. He subsequently assumed the orthodontic practice of Dr. Tom Hanewald in Elmira, NY, while also joining Eastman’s Orthodontic Department as a part-time faculty member. Dr. Bellohusen practiced orthodontics for nearly three decades before retiring from private practice in May 2022; he continues to teach at Eastman and participates actively in several orthodontic study groups.

Dr. Bellohusen has held numerous leadership roles in organized dentistry, including serving as National President of the American Student Dental Association. He is currently Immediate Past President of the North Atlantic Component of the Edward H. Angle Society and Chair-Elect of the New York State Dental Foundation. Board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics, he is a member of CDABO, AAO, WFO, and NESO, and has been honored with fellowships in the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, and Pierre Fauchard Academy.

Dr. Bellohusen and his wife, Gail, a retired Montessori educator, reside on Keuka Lake in Upstate New York’s wine country. When not traveling, they enjoy time at the lake entertaining their children, grandchildren, and friends.

Dr. Richard Faber is a Clinical Professor of Orthodontics in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook. He has been a faculty member since 1975. He is the director of the Dentofacial Deformities Team at both Stony Brook and a member of the team at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He also directs the Interdisciplinary Care Conference at the Dental School. He is the team orthodontist for the cleft palate team at University Hospital at Stony Brook. He maintains a private practice in Melville, New York with his son Dr. Zackary Faber who is also a member of the Angle Society. The practice has a major component of complicated interdisciplinary cases and orthognathic surgical cases in addition to routine orthodontic cases. He has been in private practice and education for the past 50 years.

Dr. Faber was the Director of the Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at the School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook from 2007 to 2022. He was also the Acting Chair of the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook from 2015-2018. There are currently nine residents in the program which is a three year academic and clinical program. There are three residents in each year of the program. He has supervised the faculty for this program and coordinated its activities during his tenure as Program Director and Acting Department Chair. He has supervised and mentored over 60 Post Graduate Research Thesis Projects in the department. He also teaches in the Second Year Orthodontic Techniques Laboratory for

undergraduate dental students and in the Advanced Selective Program in orthodontics. In addition, he lectures to undergraduate dental students and the Pediatric Dental Residents program.

Dr. Faber’s research interests in computerized orthodontic treatment planning resulted in his Thesis at the University of Connecticut being published in the AJODO, Faber, R.D., Burstone, C.J., and Solonche, D.J.: Computerized interactive orthodontic treatment planning. Amer. J. Ortho., 73(1):36-46, January 1978. Dr. Faber has been involved in the publication of nineteen papers. Currently he participates in research with a 3D Camera system developed by the Computer Science Department at Stony Brook University to detect facial changes in soft tissue. He has been instrumental in incorporating technology into the Orthodontic Postgraduate program and incorporating digital planning into the Orthognathic Surgical Program to plan surgery and generate 3D printed surgical guides and fixation plates.

He is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Johns Hopkins University with an MS in Computer Science. He earned his DDS degree at the University of Maryland and his Orthodontic Certificate at the University of Connecticut Health Science Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a member of FACD. He is a member of OKU and was a past

president of the OKU Chapter at the School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook. In 2000 he was awarded the Presidents Award for Excellence in Teaching by Stony Brook University.

Dr. Faber is a Past President of the North Atlantic Component of the EH Angle Society and has been an active member since 1989. He is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, Suffolk County Dental Association, New York State Dental Association, Northeastern Society of Orthodontists, and a member of the Society of Orthodontic Educators.

Dr. Harry Legan received his BS, BA and DDS degrees from the University of Minnesota, and subsequently completed his orthodontic residency at the University of Connecticut. He has served as Associate Professor and Director of Orthodontics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School–Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthodontics at West Virginia University School of Dentistry, and as Founding Professor and Chair of the Division of Orthodontics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Dr. Legan is an orthodontic pioneer and expert in the areas of orthognathic surgery, distraction osteogenesis, and airway/obstructive sleep apnea. During his career he has specialized in treating the most difficult and challenging orthodontic cases. He has authored numerous publications and lectured extensively worldwide.

Harry currently loves working and playing on the Tennessee and Texas farms. He is extraordinarily proud of his family, wife Robanne, son Zachary, and daughter Sarah.

Dr. Steven J. Lindauer is Paul Tucker Goad Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University and Editor of The Angle Orthodontist (since 2012). He attended the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, earning a D.M.D. in 1986, and a Master of Science in Dentistry as well as a certificate in the specialty of orthodontics in 1989. Upon graduation, Dr. Lindauer joined the faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Lindauer is a Diplomate of the

American Board of Orthodontics. He is a past-president of the North Atlantic component of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists, and is Executive Secretary of the Virginia Orthodontic Education and Research Foundation. Dr. Lindauer has published over 100 scientific research articles and book chapters and has lectured extensively around the world.

Dr. Ravindra Nanda is Emeritus Professor and former Head of Department of Craniofacial Biology and Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut , Farmington, U.S.A. Currently, he is also Adjunct Professor at The ADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA.

Dr. Nanda received Bachelor of Dentistry and Masters in Orthodontics from King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, India, and PhD from University of Nymegen, The Netherlands and Certificate in Orthodontics from University of Connecticut.

He is the Past President of North Atlantic Component of Angle Society. He was recognized as Honorary Fellow of

WFOin 2020 and has given prestigious Mershon and Angle Heritage Award Lectures at AAO meetings and Sheldon Friel Lecture at EOS Congress in 2012. He holds an Honorary Doctorate from G. T. Popa University, Romania. He has received various awards from international orthodontic organizations including honorary memberships.

He has published. extensively in the area of biomechanics, temporary anchorage devices and on improving orthodontic care. His current interest is biomechanics and clinical applications of Shape Memory Aligners. He is highly sought after speaker at national and international orthodontic organizations.

Dr. Nanda has authored with his colleagues more than 300 scientific papers. He is Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Orthodontics which has received top Impact Factor for the last five years among all the orthodontic peer reviewed journals. He is also an associate editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.

He has authored twelve text books, few with his colleagues on subjects including retention, biomechanics, temporary anchorage devices and aligners. His upcoming (Dec. 2025) book is ‘Atlas of Aligner Treatment and Planning’ co- authored with Drs. Castroflorio and Garino.

Dr. Bhavna Shroff obtained her DDS at University Paris V, her certificate in Orthodontics and Masters in Dental Sciences at University of Connecticut. She is a Professor and the Graduate Program Director in Orthodontics at VCU. She was awarded a Masters in Public Administration at VCU in 2008.

Dr. Shroff has lectured nationally and internationally. She is currently the Graduate Program Director in Orthodontics at VCU School of Dentistry in Richmond, VA. She is a past member and chair of the COSA and the past president of the North Atlantic Component of the Angle Society. Dr. Shroff is currently the National Secretary of the EHASO.

Dr. Shroff’s research interests include the mechanisms of tooth eruption and the biology of tooth movement and she has attracted intramural and extramural funding from NIDR, the AAOF, and the AD Williams Foundation.

Dr. Shroff has published extensively in the areas of tooth development and eruption, biomechanics and appliances design, and clinical orthodontics. Dr. Shroff is certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. She is a fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists.