Speaker

Prof. Dr. Yijin Ren

Prof. Yijin Ren (DMD, MSc, PhD, MBA) is the chair of the Department of Orthodontics at the University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen. She also serves as the program director for specialist training in orthodontics. Clinically, Prof. Ren maintains an active practice in her department, primarily focusing on patients with cleft lip and palate and other craniofacial anomalies. She is a consultant orthodontist for the Cleft Lip and Palate Team of Northern Netherlands. As a principal investigator, Prof. Ren’s research interests include biofilms and biomaterials-associated (oral) infections, the application of 3D imaging and 3D printing in clinical practice, tissue reactions in tooth movement, and bone-anchored protraction in cleft patients. She has extensively published and lectured on her work in these areas, with over 12,000 citations and an H-index of 58. Prof. Ren is an active board and council member of several renowned national and international professional organizations. She also serves as an editorial board member or associate editor for several scientific journals, including the Scientific Advisory Board of JDR Clinical & Translational Research. She is the president-elect of the European Orthodontic Society for 2029.