LUIS HUANCA
THE 3D ORTHODONTIST
I could have been an engineer, but I turned my passion for problem solving into the most mathematical branch of dentistry: orthodontics.
I got my Dental Degree in 2006 in Milan and I followed my studies specializing in Ortrthodontics in 2009. I ended my study pathway in 2012 achieving a PhD with a main focus on 3D imaging.
I worked in Italy as the head of the orthodontic department of three hospitals in the area of Bergamo, where I was born and raised, and also in the dental office of my father.
Since 2013 I live in Lausanne, that I elected to be the place where I want to raise up my family. After a couple years working in the community dental service of Lausanne, I opened my practice in Epalinges, at the terminal station of the metro line (M Croisettes). I also work in Peseux, at the doors of Neuchatel since 2015.
I am married with a wonderful woman, named Samjhana, who I met in Nepal some years ago. She brought so much happiness in my life! We are married since 2016. In 2018 we became parents of our first little baby, Giulian that fills with joy the walls of our place in Lausanne.
We love to travel and with Samjhana we regularly travel to Nepal, where she still has part of her family. We have been together in more than 30 country around the world and we are looking forward to discover our beautiful planet as a family.
I love to lecture and to share my passion for orthodontics. I feel privileged into loving so much what I do and I am always willing to improve my skills, but also to give back by teaching to students in the university and colleagues. I am often invited to give lectures in universities and at conferences all over the world.
I serve as a researcher in the University of Geneva, also teaching to postgraduate residents. I regularly contribute to the advancement of knowledge in our field by authoring papers on the main international orthodontic journals.
I love to run in each moment of my free time as it makes me feel in contact with the nature. I love to run along the shores of the Lac du Leman and crossing the vineyards of Lavaux in our beautiful Switzerland.
When I can arrange longer breaks I love to climb mountains as highest possible. While dreaming of the Everest, I achieved to summit Mt Blanc and Matterhorn in the Alps, some peaks of more than five housand meters in Nepal, and Mt Aconcagua (6’962) in Argentine maybe the highest “hike” that you can reach without being an alpinist.
- DOCTOR
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I could have been an engineer, but I turned my passion for problem solving into the most mathematical branch of dentistry: orthodontics.
I got my Dental Degree in 2006 in Milan and I followed my studies specializing in Ortrthodontics in 2009. I ended my study pathway in 2012 achieving a PhD with a main focus on 3D imaging.
I worked in Italy as the head of the orthodontic department of three hospitals in the area of Bergamo, where I was born and raised, and also in the dental office of my father.
Since 2013 I live in Lausanne, that I elected to be the place where I want to raise up my family. After a couple years working in the community dental service of Lausanne, I opened my practice in Epalinges, at the terminal station of the metro line (M Croisettes). I also work in Peseux, at the doors of Neuchatel since 2015.
- FATHER
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I am married with a wonderful woman, named Samjhana, who I met in Nepal some years ago. She brought so much happiness in my life! We are married since 2016. In 2018 we became parents of our first little baby, Giulian that fills with joy the walls of our place in Lausanne.
We love to travel and with Samjhana we regularly travel to Nepal, where she still has part of her family. We have been together in more than 30 country around the world and we are looking forward to discover our beautiful planet as a family.
- SPEAKER
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I love to lecture and to share my passion for orthodontics. I feel privileged into loving so much what I do and I am always willing to improve my skills, but also to give back by teaching to students in the university and colleagues. I am often invited to give lectures in universities and at conferences all over the world.
I serve as a researcher in the University of Geneva, also teaching to postgraduate residents. I regularly contribute to the advancement of knowledge in our field by authoring papers on the main international orthodontic journals.
- RUNNER
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I love to run in each moment of my free time as it makes me feel in contact with the nature. I love to run along the shores of the Lac du Leman and crossing the vineyards of Lavaux in our beautiful Switzerland.
When I can arrange longer breaks I love to climb mountains as highest possible. While dreaming of the Everest, I achieved to summit Mt Blanc and Matterhorn in the Alps, some peaks of more than five housand meters in Nepal, and Mt Aconcagua (6’962) in Argentine maybe the highest “hike” that you can reach without being an alpinist.
THE INVISALIGN SYSTEM
Invisalign is one of the most sophisticated systems available that can straighten your teeth in a virtually invisible and aesthetically pleasing way. The Invisalign system uses polyurethane, a transparent plastic that allows for a certain level of elasticity. This elasticity allows the teeth to shift little by little from their initial position of misalignment to the proper position. The extent of this shift depends more or less on the extent of the initial misalignment.
The procedure is done in stages, each stage corresponding to a different aligner. The total duration of the treatment can vary from 2 months to 2 years, depending on the patient.
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Sometimes I have the feeling that I hold all my family in my arms 😜⠀
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#meandthedog #fatherandson #meandmywife #familylife #yousmileismile
Jan 7

Ready to start for the new season.⠀
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Online again, this time being part of a series of masterclass on clear aligners with great speakers from 🇮🇹⠀
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Honoured of being ...
Jan 6

Couple needs sometimes some pepper 😜⠀
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#elpepe #tiktok #coupledance #complicity #yousmileismile
Jan 5

It was not as immediate as with Giulian, but we can say that we definitely found the magic also in Ayden. ⠀
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♥️ his baby status with my wife that wants him like this for a very long ...
Jan 4

For the world it could have been “The Worst Year Ever” as the Time described it, but for us it has been the year when Ayden arrived and fortunately we will remember 2020 for this ♥️👶🏽 ...
Dec 31

When you planned surgery with aligners and you don’t have braces and wires to offer to the surgeon nice hanging spots, it’s time to go for digital design of a customised pre-surgical wire to be ...
Dec 30

Dear Baba, you have celebrated and blessed our wedding with your daughter-in-law.
May I go on taking care of her like you would have wanted.
May the travel of your soul be a ...
Dec 29

Openbite, i.e. when it’s impossible to close the mouth, are among the best malocclusion to treat with clear aligners.
By the way sometimes it’s better to associate Maxillo-facial surgery ...
Dec 28

Are you surprised that when I go to Nepal 🇳🇵 with my wife they take me as local? 😅⠀
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Me not that much 🤣⠀
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My skin colour and the mix traits from Italy 🇮🇹 ...
Dec 26

Who’s on the best position to appreciate 🎄magic?
We’d like to see the world with his eyes 👀👶🏽
specially when there’s something exciting going on ☺️
Merry Xmas ...
Dec 25

Dog do speak, but only those who know how to listen
#dog #dogsofinstagram #sunset #lacduleman #switzerland
Dec 24

A great smile is the result of the harmony between the white of the teeth and the pink of the gums. When the pink take over we cannot just accept it.⠀
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Gummy smile, how is called this ...
Dec 23

Having two little kids make us re-discover and appreciate that kind of Xmas magic 🎄that was lost year after year. ⠀
I was always appreciating those pictures of american families all in the ...
Dec 22

Did you know that milk teeth can sometimes get locked into the bone, we the orthodontist call it “Infraocclusion”. This can cause the lack of eruption of permanent teeth and tongue 👅 can easily...
Dec 20

Tired of hiding my smile to my patients while not working in their mouth (when 😷 has always been compulsory) I decided to make to ma myself a gift for my bday: a transparent mask that allow to see ...
Dec 11

Having two sons has strengthened and at the same time weakened our relationship.⠀
Love has never been in discussion, but sometimes we literally lack the time to make it happen as a real feeling ...
Dec 10

From mattress to fresh snow ⛄️ the difference is not that big.⠀
For me and Giulian is soft enough to play the stuntmen and our banzai game 🇯🇵🤪⠀
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#fatherandson ...
Dec 9

1-minute Ortho-Talk ⠀
(speech 🇫🇷 text 🇬🇧)⠀
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They called it the wire syndrome and it randomly affects patients who have had a round twisted wire as a retention. Actually ...
Dec 8

Passing from pointing at flying “plane-copter” to fly in one of them 🚁 is pretty exciting.⠀
To live it with the 👀 of a child makes things even more magic 🪄 ⠀
Happy to be with ...
Dec 6

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