15th BENEfit User Meeting

Best Mechanics for Upper Molar Distalization
Best Mechanics for Impacted Teeth

CONGRESS - Orthodontics

15th BENEfit User Meeting | 19th - 20th June 2026

TOPICS:
  • Der BAT Battle: TADs and Aligner – what are the best Strategies for the Combination?
  • Best Mechanics for Upper Molar Distalization
  • Best Mechanics for Impacted Teeth
  • My Six Key Applications of Mini Screws.
Language:

English

Look forward to a captivating course as well as great lectures with first-class speakers.

The 16th Benefit User Meeting in 2027 is already being planned and will take place on 23. 24th April, 2027.

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Ravi Nanda
Dr. Chris Chang
Prof. Dr. Benedict Wilmes
Dr. Claudia Pinter
Prof. Dr. Stella Chaushu
Dr. Maximilian Küffer
Dr. Rafal Brandt
Dr. Sinan Hamadeh
Dr. Miguel Hirschhaut
Dr.Udo Windsheimer
Dr. Sophie Ylinen
Dr. Paul Seung-Woo Yoo

Schedule of the Congress

Prof. Dr. Benedict Wilmes,
Dr. Claudia Pinter

The "BAT Battle" between Benedict & Claudia.

TADs und Aligners – was sind die besten Strategien für die Kombination?

9 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m.

Dr. Chris Chang

My Six Key Applications of Mini Screws.

1:30 p.m.
- 5 p.m.

Prof. Dr. Benedict Wilmes

Welcome

9 a.m.

Prof. Dr. Stella Chaushu (Jerusalem, Israel): Lost and Found: Predicting the Prognosis of
Impacted Teeth

9:15 a.m.

Dr. Chris Chang (Hsinchu, Taiwan): Hot Tips for Impaction Treatment

09:45 a.m.

Dr. Sinan Hamadeh (Hennef, Germany):

Canine first: A Contemporary Approach to the Correction of Impacted Canines with TADs

10:15 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:45 a.m.

Dr. Miguel Hirschhaut (Caracas, Venezuela): Management of Impacted Teeth in the Orthodontic Practice

11:15 a.m.

Prof. Dr. Beneedict Wilmes (Düsseldorf, Germany): Ankylosed Impacted Teeth – the Horror for every Orthodontist

11:45 a.m.

Prof. Dr. Ravi Nanda (Connecticut, USA): Introduction to the Round Table Discussion

12:15 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.

Dr. Udo Windsheimer (Crailsheim, Germany): Managing Complex Treatments in the Sagittal Dimension

2:00 p.m.

Dr. Sophie Ylinen (Düsseldorf, Germany): Elastics or no Elastics? Smarter Class II
Distalization for Everyday Orthodontics

2:30 p.m.

Dr. Rafal Brandt (Warsaw, Poland): Side Effects of Maxillary Molar Distalization and how to avoid them

3:00 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:30 p.m.

Dr. Paul Seung-Woo You (Neu-Isenburg, Germany): The Beneslider in the Digital Era – A Transition from Analog to Digital

4:00 p.m.

Dr. Max Küffer (Düsseldorf, Germany): Slide or Screw? What are the best Mechanics for Upper Molar Distalization?

4:30 p.m.

Deadline for poster abstracts: February 28, 2026

Register now for the 15th BENEfit®
User Meeting

Prices

FRIDAY
Morning Session & Afternoon Session:

je 290 € (Standard tariff)
je 240 € (Postgraduates tariff)

Prices include lunch, coffee breaks and a get-together on Friday.
All fees are plus 19% VAT.

SATURDAY
15th BENEfit® User Meeting:

490 € (Standard tariff)
360 € (Postgraduates tariff)

BENEfit® Party:

95 € (Normal tariff)
70 € (Postgraduates tariff)

The Venue

Hotel Kö59 | Königsallee 59
40215 Düsseldorf, Germany

Special rates (until 18 May 2026): Single room: €199 | Double room €229
Booking code: ‘BENEfit User Meeting”

Afternoon-Program

BENEfit Party: Canoo Boat

Buffet, Drinks & Party
Saturday, 20th of June 2026 | 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM

The boat stops and does not leave.

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