World Federation of Orthodontists

8th Vietnam Association of Orthodontists Annual Congress (VAOC)
2026-03-20 - 2026-03-22 | Ariyana Convention Center, 107 Vo Nguyen Giap Street, Da Nang City, Ngu Hanh Son District, Viet Nam

16th Arab and 5th Iraqi Orthodontic Conference
2026-03-26 - 2026-03-28 | Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

SIDO International Spring Meeting
2026-05-01

AAO Annual Session 2026
2026-05-01 - 2026-05-03
Orlando, Florida, USA

World Orthodontic Health Day
2026-05-15, 2027-05-15

30th Australian Orthodontic Congress
2026-05-20 - 2026-05-23 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Early bird registrations for the 30th Australian Orthodontic Congress close on Saturday 28 February. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to register now to secure your place, take advantage of early bird savings, and secure your accommodation.

We’ve assembled an outstanding lineup of speakers who will inform, challenge, and inspire. The full program is now available here.
The Oral Health Professionals (OHP) registration category is intended for auxiliary practice team members of the orthodontic practice, enabling the full team to attend and engage in the conference program on Thursday and Friday. This is not available to general dentists.
Event Details

Date: 20-23 May, 2026
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Register Now
For more information visit: aso2026.com
We look forward to welcoming you in Melbourne!

Portuguese Society of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
2026-05-21 - 2026-05-23

College Europeen d'Orthodontie Annual Congress
2026-05-29 - 2026-06-01 | Antibes, France
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101st Congress of the European Orthodontic Society
2026-06-07 - 2026-06-11 | Convention Centre Dublin, Spencer Dock, N Wall Quay, North Wall, Dublin, D01 T1W6, Ireland
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19th IAO Annual Meeting
2026-09-10 - 2026-09-12 | Bali, Indonesia

CAO 76th Annual Conference
2026-09-24 - 2026-09-26 | St. John’s Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 1J3, Canada

Nigerian Association of Orthodontists (NAO)
2026-09-28 - 2026-09-30 | Lagos Nigeria

98th Annual Conference DGKFO
2026-09-30 - 2026-10-03 | Conference Centre Baden-Baden, Germany

XXVI FAOCA Congress 2026.
2026-10-07 - 2026-10-09

SIDO 57th International Congress
2026-10-08 - 2026-10-10
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85th Annual Meeting of Japanese Orthodontic Society
2026-10-13 - 2026-10-16 | Yokohama, Japan

2nd Annual Emirates Orthodontic Society Congress
2026-10-29 - 2026-11-01 | Dubai, UAE

2nd Emirates Orthodontic Society Annual Congress
2026-10-30 - 2026-10-31 | Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai

20th International Congress of Turkish Orthodontic Society
2026-11-04 - 2026-11-08

FLOS-JWFO Young Authors Forum
2026-11-05 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Singapore) | National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore, 119085, Singapore
The World Federation of Orthodontists is pleased to invite you to this WFO-sponsored events featured during the Asia Pacific Orthodontic Congress in Singapore from the 5th to the 8th of November, 2026.
FLOS will be featured at the upcoming APOS Residents’ Symposium, a key highlight of the APOC pre-conference program. The Residents’ Symposium will showcase clinical and research presentations by residents, with attractive prizes for the top presenters. This full-day event offers a valuable opportunity for international peers, including WFO student members, to network, share experiences, and discuss early-career challenges. Submit your abstract here.
This year’s FLOS event will take the form of the FLOS-JWFO Young Authors Forum. Designed to guide residents on “unlocking their first publication,” the forum includes talks on publishing fundamentals by Prof. Vinod Krishnan (Editor-in-Chief, JWFO) and Prof. Eric Liou (Editor-in-Chief, APOS Trends in Orthodontics), alongside a panel discussion with the Editors-in-Chief of prominent journals such as AJODO and Seminars in Orthodontics. Please connect with FLOS Chair, Hanyi Li, via email at orthofutureleaders@gmail.com, or follow FLOS on Instagram @flos_wfo for further details.

15th APOC Singapore
2026-11-06 - 2026-11-08 | Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore, 018956, Singapore

15th Asian Pacific Orthodontic Congress (APOC)
2026-11-06 - 2026-11-08 | Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore, 018956, Singapore

Global Orthodontic Educators Forum
2026-11-07 13:00 - 17:00 | Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore, 018956, Singapore
The World Federation of Orthodontists is pleased to invite you to this WFO-sponsored events featured during the Asia Pacific Orthodontic Congress in Singapore from the 5th to the 8th of November, 2026.
This forum is designed to bring together educators from across the globe to foster collaboration in teaching and research and to develop new strategies to enhance orthodontic education. Two keynote educators with a global perspective will present their work followed by a round table discussion amongst educators to collaborate and network. Our proposed programme will be as follows:
Title: Teaching Orthodontics Today: What Should we Keep, Change and Rethink
Total duration: 4 hours (including a tea break)
Proposed format:

Opening & welcome remarks by WFO President: 15 min
1st Keynote lecture Prof Maris Conelis: 45 min
2nd Keynote lecture (to be discussed): 30 min (subtopic of the main theme)
Coffee break: 30 min
Interactive workshop: 60 min
Summary & key takeaways: 20 min
Closing remarks and group photo: 10 min

Please connect with Dr Vaska Radunovic at vVandevska-Radunovic@wfo.org or Dr Bryce Lee at blee@wfo.org for more details.

4th IAPD Global Summit
2026-11-12 - 2026-11-15 | Barcelona, Spain

59th Annual Scientific Congress of the Korean Association of Orthodontists (KAO)
2026-11-13 | Suwon, Korea

WIOC/TAO Annual Meeting
2026-12-07 - 2026-12-09 | Orthotopia in Taipei, Taiwan

AAO Annual Session 2027
2027-06-04 - 2027-06-06
Vancouver, B.C., Canada

EOS Annual Congress 2027
2027-06-13 - 2027-06-17 | Innsbruck, Austria

150 Internatonal Congress of ABOR
2027-10-13 | Goiania-Go
