Dr. Yahya S. Tosun was a Professor and a member of the faculty of dentistry department of orthodontics at the University of Aegea, Izmir-Turkey. He completed his dental training at the University of Istanbul in 1984 and is a graduate of orthodontic program at the University of Aegea in 1989. He had ...
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been clinical consultant on "fixed orthodontics" of the department of orthodontics and a member of the council of education of the faculty. He has published several articles in national and international journals. He has lectured extensively in Turkey and internationally on "Biomechanics in Orthodontics" and "Orthodontics in General Practice". Dr. Tosun has been working also on "Adult Orthodontics", "Invisible Braces (Lingual Orthodontics)" and particularly on Early Orthodontic Treatments (treatment of 7 - 8 years old patients). His hobbies are photography, traveling, wind surfing, sailing, tennis and volley-ball playing. Dr. Tosun is married and is father of two boys and one girl. Professional Associations • American Association of Orthodontists • World Federation of Orthodontics • Turkish Orthodontic Society • Emirates Medical Association POST GRADUATE CONTINUING EDUCATION: 1• American Association of Orthodontists Meetings 2• Turkish Orthodontic Society Meetings 3• European Orthodontic Society Meetings 4• French Society of Dentofacial Orthopedics (SFODF) Meetings 5• UAE International Dental Meetings (AEEDC) 6• Balkan Medical Union Meetings 7• Begg Technique: Dr. M. Arat 8• Dentofacial Orthopedics: Dr. E. Procher 9• Infantile Stomatology: Dr. M. Russu 10• Class II Division 1 Malocclusion: Dr. A. Hasund 11• Bimler appliance: Dr. B. Bimler 12• Segmented Arch Technique: Dr. M. R. Marcotte 13• Multiple Arch Straight Wire: Drs. W. J. and J. S. Thompson 14• Alpern Appliance: Dr. M. Alpern 15• Straight Wire: Dr. J. Bennett 16• Prospective Treatment Planning: Dr. C. J. Burstone 17• The New Orthodontic Wires and How to Use them: Dr. C. J. Burstone 18• How to Eliminate Side Effects in Edgewise-straight wire mechanics: Dr. C. J. Burstone 19• Non extraction treatment: Dr. A. Gianelly 20• Advances in Clinical Orthodontics: Dr. B. Zachrisson 21• Early Treatment: Dr. R. W. Alexander 22• Dentofacial Development and Function: Dr. A. Becker 23• Straight Wire and Occlusion: Dr. D. Roth 24• TMJ: a multifactorial problem: Dr. A. Enacar 25• Treatment of Deep Bites and Open Bites in CII Cases: Dr. R. W. Alexander 26• Lingual Orthodontics: Dr. C. Caniklioglu, Dr. Y. Ozturk 27• Direct bonding in lingual orthodontics: Dr Antonio Norsini and Dr Vittorio Cazziafest 28• Resin composite fillings-state of the art: Dr Michael Dieter 29• Trouble Shooting in Endodontics Your Way to Success : Prof Mahmoud Turbingad 30•Relapse, retention and lingual orthodontics, Moore M. (Nicholas and Asp Institute) 31•Cleft Lip and Palate : A Multidisciplinary Team Approach:Dr John G Meara, Dr Dirk Nolte, Dr Omar Abdul – Rahman, Dr. Salam Salam Al – Khayyat. 32• Biomechanics in orthodontics,application of smart wires: Dr R.Nanda 33• The Future of Modern Orthodontics, Self Ligation: Efficiency in Practice: Dr Lars Christensen and Dr Leandro Fernandez. 34•108th Annual Session of the American Association of Orthodontists, 16-20 May 2008, Denver, Colorado 35•The art and science of smile: Zachrisson BU, Sverker T 36•Mini implant screw “The Anchorage of 21th century”: Antoszewska J 37• Micro-Implant-Anchorage (MIA) for Orthodontic Treatment:Park HS,Istanbul,19 June,2011 38•87th EOS (European Orthodontic Society) Congress, 19-23 June 2011, Istanbul 39• New Aspects of Orthodontic Therapy an Evidence -based Overview,Proffit WR,Jordan,10-11 Nov,2011 40•Arab Orthodontic Congress, 24-25 November 2011 Dubai 41•Incognito Certification Course 42•The Esssence of Finishing,Karad A,Dubai 19 Nov 2009. 43•New Horizons in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics,Clark WJ,EMA,Dubai,3 Nov 2010. 44•Future of Intelligent Orthodontics,Bergstrand F,Dubai,4-5 March,2011. 45•The MBT System-Concept and Biomechanics with both traditional and self ligating appliances (Smart Clip Appliances), Trevis H J,Dubai,12 April 2012. 46•13. International Congress of the Turkish Orthodontic Society,Antalya-Turkey,30 Sept-4 Oct 2012. 47• Orthodontics: the California way, Bennett John C, Dubai, 19 September,2013. 48• The smile arc method: improved self ligation,accelerated biology,en masse movement with miniscrew,Dr Pobanz John, 3 Feb 2014. 49• New mechanics for non-surgical,non-extractionand non-prosthetic orthodontics using TAD’s,Kee Joon Lee, Dubai, 7-8 March 2014
