CV of Dr. Larry Brown

• 1974 -- Received the diplomas of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Associate professor preclinical at the university.
• 1974 to 1975 – Associate dentist in a private practice in California.
• 1975 to 1981 -- Practiced dentistry in Switzerland where he gained experience using Orthodontic Removable Functional Appliances and where he learned the French language.
• 1981 to 1983 – Received his certificate for completing the 2 year Straight Wire Orthodontic Course in San Diego, California.
• 1981 to 1998 – Private practice in San Diego, California
• 1981 to Present – Practice of orthodontics using the Straight Wire Appliance (SWA) and removable functional appliances.
• 1992 to 1998 – Practiced exclusively Orthodontics and Esthetic Dentistry in San Diego in his large practice.
• 1992 to 1997 - Presented courses in California in the use of Esthetic Dentistry (that is: combining orthodontics, porcelain bonded veneers and crowns, composites and tooth whitening) and Practice Management to “Improve the Profile and Profitability of the Dental Practice”.
• 1998 to Present – Exclusive practice of orthodontics in Belgium and Holland.
• 1999 to 2000 – Lectures with workshops on “Esthetic Dentistry” (combining orthodontics, porcelain bonded veneers and crowns, composites and tooth whitening for beautiful treatment results) in 36 different cities in 8 different European Countries (Belgium, France, Holland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Hungary). These were attended by over 4000 doctors
• 1998 to present – “Orthodontic Seminars of California, Dr Larry Brown” : a series “First Year” and “Second Year” orthodontic seminars (about 18 days in total) in the use of the SWA. In Europe and North Africa. Over 700 dentists from Belgium, Holland, France, America, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Morocco, Spain, Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine have followed the complete series of courses. Lectures are presented in English or French. These courses in Belgium are accredited by the Belgian Dental Association (VVT)
• 2004 – Presented a 2-day lecture to the Belgian Dental Society (VVT) on “Mixed Dentition and Adolescent Orthodontic Treatment using the SWA”. This course is accredited by the Belgian Dental Association (VVT)
• 2004 – Published a three-part article on “The Straight Wire Appliance” in Belgium. This was published in French in the ” Journal du Dentist” and in Flemish in “The Tandartsenkrant”
• 2005 – Presented two separate 2-day lectures to the French and Flemish dental communities on “The Esthetic Diagnosis” and “The Use of the SWA as a Fixed Functional Appliance” . This course is accredited by the Belgian Dental Association (VVT)
• 2001 to Present – Organizer/moderator of “Study Clubs of the Orthodontic Seminars of California” (a series of various “advanced orthodontic subjects”. These study clubs also serve as a “Peer Review” system where the participating dentists can present their cases for evaluation by group discussion. These clubs take place in Belgium, Holland, Poland and Morocco. These courses are accredited by the Belgian Dental Association (VVT)
• 2006 – Published a Case Study using TheStraight Wire Appliance and its auxiliaries. This publication, using text and photos, explained the diagnosis, biomechanics and mechanical treatment plan of a Mixed-dentition case. This was published in Belgium in the ” Journal du Dentist” and in “The Tandartsenkrant”.
• 2007 – Published an article: “The Use of the Straight Wire Appliance in the Treatment of Extraction Cases”. The goal of this article was to demonstrate how orthodontists, even using extraction treatment, can create harmonious facial esthetics for the patient as well as obtain an optimal occlusion. This was published in French in the ” Journal du Dentist” and in Flemish in “The Tandartsenkrant”
• 2007 – 1 day lecture in Kiev, Ukraine to 90 orthodontists on “The Esthetic Diagnosis” and “The Use of the SWA as a Fixed Functional Appliance”.
• 2007 – Lecture in Casablanca, Morocco to 150 members of the Orthodontic Association of Morocco on “The Use of the SWA as a Fixed Functional Appliance

Dr Brown presents an extremely efficient course on the Straight Wire Appliance. Using modern audiovisual aides, he educates using a step by step, month by month analysis of many actual clinical cases. The “workshop exercises” on the typodont are very good and the personal help he provides us in the diagnosing and treatment planning our own cases is priceless. This course is definitely worth following and my own clinical results on my patients are excellent.”Patrick De Dycker, 7860 Lesines, Belgium.