The Ortho Academy is pleased to be presenting the advanced orthodontics workshop. Those practitioners who have previously attended the beginner workshop and have started treating orthodontic patients will find this workshop to be particularly useful. The aim of the workshop is to assist is to re-focus the practitioners on the basic principles of orthodontic diagnosis and treatment and to transition to more complex cases. This will be done by means of lectures, clinical case discussions and practical exercises.
The objective of the workshop is to:
- Emphasise the link between orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Explore principles of anchorage and anchorage control in orthodontic treatment.
- Explore orthodontic treatment in the mixed dentition stage including serial extractions and early treatment.
- Explore the management of complex orthodontic cases
- Explore principles of finishing and space closure.
- Perform practical and wire bending exercises.
Workshop Program
08:00 – 08:45 Review of clinical diagnosis and treatment planning
08:45 – 09:30 Clinical case discussions
09:30 – 10:30 Anchorage and anchorage control
10:30 – 11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 12:00 Early orthodontic treatment in the mixed dentition stage
12:00 – 13:00 Finishing and space closure
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:30 Practical and wire bending exercises
16:30 – 18:00 Clinical case discussions
