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Birte Melsen

b. 1939

Danish orthodontist

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About Birte Melsen

Born 1939. Birte Melsen is a Danish orthodontist, professor and dentist.

Birte Melsen (born 9 June 1939) is an orthodontist from Denmark. She was the past President of European Orthodontic Society in 2004 and has made significant contributions in the field of orthodontics with her research, publishing about 350 papers in scientific journals on topics related to Anchorage (orthodontics) and adult orthodontics.

Life and career Birthe Melsen was born in Aabenraa, Denmark in 1939. She received her dental degree in 1964 from Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark. Melsen specialized in orthodontics in the year of 1971 and received her orthodontic certificate in 1974 from Royal Dental College. She became Head of Department of Orthodontics at the same college in 1975 and is currently serving at that position. Melsen also works as part-time at a private practice in Lübeck, Germany. She has published a textbook called Adult Orthodontics in 2012. Melsen and co-workers in Denmark, designed the Aarhus Mini-Implant (Medicon eG, Tuttlingen, Germany. ScanOrto A/S, Charlottenlund, Denmark) and furnished scientific evidence for the possibility of immediate loading of mini-screw implants.

Awards Order of the Dannebrog, 1st degree, 2000 Robert Strange Award in Orthodontics, 1986 Jarabak Scholarship, 1986

Positions held 1976 - President, Scandinavian Orthodontic Society 1984 - President, Nordic Orthodontic Society 1988 - President, Danish Orthodontic Society 1989 - President, Third International Symposium on Dentofacial Development, Aarhus, Denmark 1990 - Vice-president, European Orthodontic Society Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark 1993-96 vice-president of International Symposium on ComprehensiveManagement of Craniofacial Anomalies 1994-97 President of the Danish Orthodontic Society 1994 - Associate Editor of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research 2004 - President, European Orthodontic Society

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Aarhus University

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Who is Birte Melsen?

Danish orthodontist

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Birte Melsen was born on 9 June 1939 in Aabenraa, Fredericia.

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Birte Melsen is an orthodontist, professor and dentist.

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Birte Melsen is Danish.

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· Wikipedia: Birte Melsen

· Wikidata: Q21598080

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