The executive committee of the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) and the annual awards committee are delighted to announce the winners (in alphabetical order) for the inaugural year of the annual awards. The winners in the following categories are:
Athanasios E. Athanasiou Best Orthodontic Master’s Thesis Award
Dr. Mohammed Basheti
University of Melbourne
Dr. Paul Lam
University of Melbourne
Dr. Samim Taraji
University of Illinois, Chicago
Honorable Mention
Dr. Kamel Saeed
University of Western Australia
Roberto Justus ‘Rising Star’ Travel Scholarship
Dr. Samar Adel
Egyptian Orthodontic Society
Dr. Asma Ashari
Malaysian Association of Orthodontists
Dr. Blazhhkiv Nazar
Association of Ukranian Orthodontists
Dr. Tatiana Porcel
Sociedad Boliviana de Ortodoncia (Bolivian Society of Orthodontists)
Lee W. Graber ‘Orthodontics Changing Lives’ Award
Submitted by Dr. Frantzeska Karazi
Turkish Orthodontic Society
Submitted by Dr. Liliana Ávila Maltagliati
ABOR (Brazilian Orthodontics Association)
Allan R Thom Orthodontic Art Competition
Mr. Riwaj Adhikari, submitted by Dr Jamal Giri
Orthodontic and Dento-facial Orthopaedics Association of Nepal
Ms. Trisevgeni Kaklamanou, submitted by Dr. Eleftherios G. Kaklamanos
Greek Orthodontic Society
Ms. Maria Eduarda Vieira Alexandre, submitted by Dr. Flavia Artese
ABOR (Brazilian Orthodontics Association)
A huge congratulations to all the worthy winners for the 2023 awards. For your information, submissions for the 2024 awards are now open. Please refer to WFO Awards for further information on these awards.
