Background
Melsen, Birte was born on June 9, 1939 in Fredericia, Denmark. Daughter of Otto Emil and Kjerstine (Caspersen) P.
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Birte Melsen, Danish orthodontics educator. Decorated Knight of Dannebrog, 1st degree, 2001; recipient Zendium prize, 1991, The Jarabak Member Orthodontic Teachers and Research award, 1995, the "Dandy" price, 1996, American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Palo Alto Research Center, 1997, The SIDO World Price, Rome, 1999.
Education
Doctor of Dental Surgery, Royal Dental College, Aarhus, Denmark, 1964. Specialist, Royal Dental College, Aarhus, Denmark, 1971. Doctor Odont, Royal Dental College, Aarhus, Denmark, 1974.
Career
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 skeletal anchorage and adult orthodontics. 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.
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.
1993-1996 Vice-president of International Symposium on ComprehensiveManagement of Craniofacial Anomalies.
1994-1997 President of the Danish Orthodontic Society
1994- Associate Editor of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research
2004 President, European Orthodontic Society.
Achievements
Membership
Member European Orthodontic Society (vice president 1990), Scandinavian Orthodontic Society (president 1976), Danish Orthodontic Society (president 1988-1990, head since 1995), Austrian Dental Society (honorary), Deutsche Kieferorthopädische Gesellschaft (honorary member), Egyptian Orthodontic Society (honorary member), Angle Society Eastern Component.
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Married Flemming Melsen, April 5, 1963. Children: Michael, Christian.
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Decorated Knight of Dannebrog, 1st degree, 2001. Recipient Zendium prize, 1991, The Jarabak Member Orthodontic Teachers and Research award, 1995, the "Dandy" price, 1996, American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Palo Alto Research Center, 1997, The SIDO World Price, Rome, 1999.Decorated Knight of Dannebrog, 1st degree, 2001. Recipient Zendium prize, 1991, The Jarabak Member Orthodontic Teachers and Research award, 1995, the "Dandy" price, 1996, American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Palo Alto Research Center, 1997, The SIDO World Price, Rome, 1999.