Sunday, October 11, 2026

Part 1 | 8:45 – 10:30 a.m.

• Introduction (Marí Roig)
• Choosing airways in facial trauma (Marí Roig)
• Treatment of mandibular fractures in MRONJ (García Reija)
• Treatment of edentulous mandibular fractures (van Minnen)
• Fixation options in condylar head fractures (McLeod / Leonhardt)
• Managing delayed fractures (Lie)

Part 2 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

• Sequencing in panfacial fractures – individual decisions (de Lange)
• Condylar fractures in children (McLeod)
• Immediate management of ballistic trauma (Powers)
• Frontal fractures – options for posterior wall fractures (Laraway)

Part 3 | 1:20 – 3:50 p.m.

• Optimising orbital trauma outcomes – choosing the right technology (Wagner)
• Management of medial canthal tendon and lacrimal injuries (Lauer)
• Management of secondary enophthalmos (Dubois)
• Session 1 – Planning workshop / Case discussion (Faculty)

Part 4 | 4:20 – 5:50 p.m.

• Session 2 – Planning workshop / Case discussion (Faculty)

Planning workshop: Dubois, Mari-Roig, Schreurs, Wagner

Case discussions: Garcia Reija, Laraway, de Lange, Lauer, Lie, McLeod, van Minnen

Monday, October 12, 2026

Part 1 | 8:30 – 10:40 a.m.

• Welcome and introduction to the course day (Monje)
• Remodelling of the TMJ (Undt)
• Diagnosis and tips – case-based discussion (CBD) and examples (Monje)
• TMJ imaging (Kolk)
• Diagnostic arthroscopy – CBD (Sembronio)
• Arthrocentesis vs. arthroscopy level 1 – CBD (González)
• Discussion panel 1 (all)

Part 2 | 11:10 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.

• Arthroscopy level 2  – CBD (Sembronio)
• Arthroscopic disc surgery level 3 – CBD (González)
• Open surgery approaches – didactic pictures (Talvilahti)
• Open surgery following failed arthroscopy – CBD (Monje)
• Discussion panel 2 (all)

Part 3 | 1:40 – 3:40 p.m.

• Condylar hyperplasia – CBD (Sembronio)
• TMJ dislocation – CBD (Kolk)
• Synovial chondromatosis (Undt)
• Indications for TMJ replacement – CBD (Ho)
• Management of TMJ ankylosis in adults – CBD (Talvilahti)
• Discussion panel 3

Part 4 | 4:10 – 5:30 p.m.

• TMJ and orthognathic surgery (Ho)
• Complications in TMJ replacement (Ho / Monje)
• Discussion panel 4 (all)
• Closing remarks (Monje)
• End of course day

Get together dinner at KLS Martin WORLD | 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Part 1 | 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. | To graft or not to graft?

• Welcome by the faculty (Starch-Jensen)
• Biologic indication for the use of a grafting material (Terheyden)
• Harvesting of intra- and extraoral autogenous bone graft (Raghoebar)
• PRF and biomolecules (Stadlinger)
• Tissue engineering using stem cells and artificial scaffolds (Gjerde)

Part 2 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Implant-supported prosthetic rehabilitation with non-augmentative procedures

• Sinus floor augmentation with or without a grafting material (Starch-Jensen)
• Prosthetic rehabilitation with short implants (Raghoebar)
• Zygomatic implants (Mertens)
• Transposition / lateralization of the inferior alveolar nerve (Basa)
• Questions and discussions (all)

Part 3 | 1:00 – 2:10 p.m. | Patient-specific solutions

• Patient-specific implants in atrophic and oncology patients (Gellrich)
• Prosthetic rehabilitation using patient-specific implants (Bjelopavlovic)
• Guided implant placement (Sjöström)

Part 4 | 2:40 – 4:10 p.m.

• Hands-on training (rotation 2 stations per 45 minutes) (Sjöström / Starch-Jensen)
  • Harvesting of iliac bone block graft – alternatively: posterior ramus graft
  • Distraction osteogenesis of the alveolar ridge

Factory tour | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Part 1 | 8:30 – 10:45 a.m.

• Welcome and introduction of the faculty (Engel)
• Principles of composite soft tissue reconstruction in the head and neck region (Copelli / Kreutzer)
• Reconstruction of the anterior mandible (Lutz)
• Recontruction of the ramus +/- TMJ (Kämmerer)
• The subscapular system: indications for composite flaps (Kreutzer)

Part 2 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

• Bone composite reconstruction: fibula vs. scapula vs. DCIA (Koerdt)
• Reconstruction in congenital deformities (Maranzano)
• Postoperative care: flap monitoring modalities, complication management,
  revision surgery (Lethaus)

Part 3 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

• Workshop on digital planning
  • Challenges to reconstruction: things to consider (KLS Engineer)
  • Introduction to the model workshop (Maranzano)
  • Model workshop: reconstruction of the mandible with fibula-flap and PSI (Faculty)

Part 4 | 3:45 – 5:45 p.m.

• Small group discussion (max. 10-15 per group, 25 min. per case)
  • Case 1: reconstruction of the mandible (Copelli / Kämmerer)
  • Case 2: reconstruction of the maxilla (Kreutzer / Lethaus)
  • Case 3: reconstruction of the midface/nose (Maranzano / Koerdt)
  • Case 4: reconstruction pedicled flap(s) (Lutz)
• Wrap-up (Engel)

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Part 1 | 8:30 – 10:35 a.m. | Morning session: cleft

• Welcome by the moderators (Haers)
• Primary lip surgery, uni- and bilateral (Essig)
• Primary palate closure (Naros)
• VPI and speech surgery (Nagy)
• Osteoplasty in CLP (Kessler)
• Discussion (all)

Part 2 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. 

• Presurgical orthodontics and naso-alveolar moulding: mandatory? (Meazzini)
• Orthodontic options in the adolescent cleft patient (Meazzini)
• Orthognathic surgery in the cleft patients (Haers)
• Discussion (all)

Part 3 | 1:10 – 2:20 p.m. | Afternoon session: syndromic maxillofacial conditions

• Distraction in cleft patients (Bianchi)
• Monobloc osteotomy (Khonsari)
• Open approaches in craniosynostosis (Engel)
• Discussion

Part 4 | 2:50 – 4:40 p.m. 

• Management of pediatric micrognathia (Bianchi)
• Craniofacial microsomia (Haers)
• Interceptive distraction in hemifacial microsomia (Meazzini)
• Cleft rhinoplasty (Kisnisci)
• Ear reconstruction in microsomia (Hennedige)
• Discussion (all)

Transfer to social dinner location | 4:45 p.m. 

Friday, October 16, 2026

Part 1 | 8:30 – 10:15 a.m. | Diagnosis and planning | Moderator: L. Trevisiol

• Welcome and introduction of faculty / course description (Trevisiol)
• AI in orthognathic surgery: Current state and future perspectives (van Riet)
• Combining surgery first and aligners in orthognathic surgery (Pedersen)
• Post-surgical ortho refinements (Senosiain)
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients: impact on dentofacial growth and management (Pedersen)
• Discussion (all)

Part 2 | 10:45 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. | Surgical technique | Moderator: E. Becking

• Minimal invasive orthognatic surgery: how to approach it? (Swennen)
• BSSO: why a full ultrasonic protocol? Proof of a concept (Trevisiol)
• Discussion (all)
• LFI/MSLFI: surgical technique, cutting guides and custom plates (Kühle)
• Distraction osteogenesis in OGS: does it still play a role? (Rasmusson)
• Discussion (all)

Part 3 | 1:25 – 3:15 p.m. | Moderator: G. Swennen

• Good surgical hands are not enough – perioperative care in orthognathic surgery (Guijarro Martinez)
• Condylectomy: indications and surgical options (Becking)
• PSI for facial recontouring: indications and limits in a daily practice (Kühle)
• Using computer assisted tools in orthognathic surgery (Tuz)
• Robotics in OMFS: from navigation to autonomy (van Riet)
• Discussion (all)

Part 4 | 3:45 – 5:30 p.m. | Moderator: T. van Riet

• Fixation method: monocortical plates (Trevisiol)
• Fixation method: bicortical screws (Swennen)
• Complications in OGS (Becking)
• Case presentation (Senosiain / Guijarro Martinez)
• Discussion and final remarks (all)

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