The WFO Executive Committee and the Annual Awards Committee announced the following winners of WFO 2025 awards during the annual AAO/WFO Presidents’ Breakfast, hosted by the WFO at the 2025 American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session in Philadelphia.
The following award presentations will take place at the Presidents’ Breakfast during the 2026 American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session, May 1–3 in Orlando, Florida:
Lee W. Graber “Orthodontics Changing Lives” Award ($1,000 + Certificate + Plaque):
Dr. Jayesh Rahalkar – Indian Orthodontic Society
Dr. Joe Varghese – Indian Orthodontic Society
Dr. Miguel Hirschhaut – Venezuela Orthodontic Society
Athanasious E. Athanasiou Best Orthodontic Master’s Thesis Award ($1,000 + Certificate + Plaque):
Dr. Denice Loo (University of Melbourne) – Thesis Title: “Bone- and Tooth-Borne Maxillary Protraction with Miniscrews and Class III Elastics: A Pilot Case-Control Study”
Dr. Maxim Milosevic (University of Sydney) – Thesis Title: “The Use of Teleorthodontics & Artificial Intelligence in Orthodontic Screening: A Crossover Randomised Controlled Trial”
Dr. Watt Sook May (National University of Singapore) – Thesis Title: “Effect of Bio-Aging on Properties of Conventional Acrylic and 3D Printed Resins”
Roberto Justus “Rising Star” Travel Scholarship ($1,000 + Certificate + Plaque):
Dr. Dalya Al-Moghrabi – Saudi Orthodontic Society
Dr. Ahmed Samir Khalil – Egyptian Orthodontic Society
Dr. Vasilieios F. Zymperdikas – Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece
Dr. Raisa Catunda – Canadian Association of Orthodontists
Dr. Dhaval Fadia – Indian Orthodontic Society
Dr. Haylea Blundell – Australian Society of Orthodontists
Allan R. Thom WFO Art Competition (Certificate + Plaque):
Emelia Oh (9 years of age) – submitted by Dr. Seow Yian San, Association of Orthodontists (Singapore)
Zian Uel Zamora (12 years of age) – submitted by Dr. Abdelhakim El Gheriani, Emirates Society of Orthodontists
Bernardo Gentil (15 years of age) – submitted by Dr. Ricardo Cruz, Brazilian Association of Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics (ABOR)
Stephanie Halim (18 years of age) – submitted by Dr. Benny Soegiharto, Indonesian Association of Orthodontists
Lucas Pelosi Melo (26 years of age) – submitted by Dr. Ricardo Cruz, Brazilian Association of Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics (ABOR)
Shawn Tan (37 years of age) – submitted by Dr. Seow Yian San, Association of Orthodontists (Singapore)
