Dr Simon J. Littlewood

BDS, MDSc, FDS(Orth)RCPS, MOrthRCS, FDSRCS

— Keynote Speaker —

Dr Simon Littlewood has been working as a Consultant in Orthodontics since 2001 in Bradford. He is also Senior Lecturer at University of Leeds, UK and runs a successful private practice. He co-founded the UK’s first Orthodontic Therapy Course in 2007 and is still Course Director of the Yorkshire Orthodontic Therapy Course.

He has held a number of senior leadership roles in the UK, including Honorary Secretary of the British Orthodontic Society, Chair of Examiners for Membership Exam Royal College of Surgeons of England, Chair of the Intercollegiate Consultant Exam, and Chair of the British Orthodontic Conference. In 2025 he was awarded Lifetime Membership of the British Orthodontic Society in recognition of his contribution to UK and international orthodontics.

Dr Littlewood is co-author of the 5th edition of the best-selling textbook “An Introduction to Orthodontics” as well as over 80 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and blogs, and has appeared in educational videos. Dr Littlewood has been a keynote lecturer at the WFO International Orthodontic Congress on 3 occasions (2010, 2015, 2025), the European Orthodontic Congress on 2 occasions (2019, 2026), the AAO on 10 occasions (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) and the Asian-Pacific Conference on 3 occasions (2015 & 2017 & 2024).

As an entertaining and highly sought-after speaker, he has been invited to lecture to orthodontic audiences in over 35 countries, particularly on the topic of orthodontic retention, and is well known for translating high-quality research into clinically relevant and practical information for clinical audiences.