Manuel Nienkemper – Booy Foundation

ORTHO-AMSTERDAM 2026

10 International Keynote Speakers

Thursday 25 June – Friday 26 June 2026 – Heineken Experience – Amsterdam

Curriculum Vitae – Manuel Nienkemper

2024 Extraordinary Professorship, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
2020 Active member of the “Angle Society of Europe”
Since 2016 Own orthodontic office in Düsseldorf, Germany
Since 2016 Visiting lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
2015 Employed Orthodontist at the private practice Dr. Ludwig/Dr. Glasl, Traben-Trarbach, Germany
2015 Habilitation (Stability of orthodontic mini-implants over the initial healing period)
2011-2015 Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
2009 German certification as specialised Orthodontist
2006-2009 Postgraduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
2005-2006 Scientific Assistant, Department of conservative dentistry, University of Münster, Germany
2005 Doctoral thesis (animal study regarding Osseointegration of dental implants)
1999-2005 Dental School, University of Münster, Germany

Author of over 70 publications, over 90 national and international lectures in over 20 countries and author of 35 scientific poster, reviewer of 8 scientific journals, member of the editorial board of “Kieferorthopädie” (Quintessenz), former co-editor of “Informationen aus Orthodontie und Kieferorthopädie” (Thieme)

Awards

Twice awarded by the German Orthodontic society (Best research out of private practice; best Poster award)
2022 Award of the German Aligner Society
2023 Elite Grants Award of the International Orthodontics Foundation

Scientific interests: skeletal anchorage, biomechanics and diagnostics

Abstracts

Lecture 1: TADs – Playing it safe

The patients and their parents are becoming more and more demanding. Especially with an invasive treatment method, we cannot afford many problems. What problems occur frequently? What can we do to stay out of trouble? Based on my own painful experiences, I try to give tips on how to use TADs as safely as possible, where they are really needed.

Sharpening the eye for the big picture

Our primary focus in orthodontics is on moving teeth. We pay attention to occlusion and aligning. However, our diagnostic eye should also be trained on the patient`s external appearance. Profile, lip closure, jaw asymmetries, but also the positioning of the teeth in the face and their relation to the soft tissues are of great importance. As orthodontists, we can affect these things. It is worth looking beyond the intraoral.