Orthodontic Course Online Self-Starter Handson for General Dentist

ONLINE DIPLOMA COURSE

Duration – 1 YEAR
Each Level is stand alone and can be taken separately.

Timing – Half hour of Study and Practice work every day

Syllabus

Actual time for each maybe more or less depending on feedback / discussion and other incidental factors. Modules may be advanced or postponed depending on the time available each day, after the practical session (which may take more time than planned). Course work to be done at participants own clinic after thorough case discussion with faculty over internet.

Topics

LEVEL I – 1 Month

Introduction

Growth & Development

Biomechanics

Clinical Examination, Diagnosis & Treatment Planning

1. Cast Analysis – Using the Cast Analysis Form
2. Cephalometrics – Practicals in Ceph Tracing
3. Photography in Orthodontics
4. AFO case presentation Template

Space gaining (Extractions and non Extraction methods)

Orthodontic wires

Armamentarium

Preadjusted Edgewise Appliance (Straight Wire) and the MBT System

Anchorage Control

Mechanotherapy

Retention and Relapse

Banding and Bonding

Hands-on Typodont -

1. Placing Separators – Modules
2. Bonding on Typodont with Buccal Tube
3. Bonding Brackets
4. Placing Lingual Button

Hands-on Continued

1. Placing Lacebacks
2. Placing Upper and Lower Niti 012 Wire - Sizing, Heating
3. Placing Elastic Ligatures
4. Placing Bendback
5. Lingual Rotation Tie
6. Removing Elastic Ligature
7. Removing Upper and Lower 012 NiTi wire
8. Repeat steps 2 to 8 with Upper and Lower 014 NiTi
9. Repeat steps 2 to 8 with Upper and Lower 016 NiTi
10. Placing Upper and Lower 018 SS
11. Placing Canine to Canine Power chain – Long, Medium, Continuous
12. Removing Power Chain
13. Removing wire and then Remove the Laceback
14. Placing Open Coil Spring
15. Placing SS Ligature wire
16. Placing Reverse Curve Niti – 17 x 25
17. Placing Upper and Lower 19 x 25 NiTi wire, Sizing, Heating, Ligating
18. Phase II – Overbite correction – Rocking Chair Bends (Sweep) in Deepbite, Demo of Openbite correction
19. Placing Figure of “8” on anteriors
20. Placing Posterior Figure of “8”
21. Making Individualized Archform on 19 x 25 SS
22. Placing Rectangular 19 x 25 SS Wire
23. Placing Crimpable Hook
24. Placing Active Tiebacks, Elastics, Power Chain, Closed Coil NiTi
25. Finishing - Placing 016 NiTi, Passive tieback and Vertical Elastics
26. Debonding and Debanding – Demo on a premolars and Upper molar
27. Soldering Palatal Arches
28. Demonstration of Thermal NiTi
29. Demonstration of Jones Jig on Cast
30. Demonstration of Headgear

LEVEL II – 5 Months

Biomechanics of Wire bending within PEA – Why?

Practicals - Basic Wire Bending – Straight, Circle, Square

Functional Appliance

Twin Block

Bite registration

Making Adam’s Clasp and Ball end clasp with Labial Bow on Cast

Demonstration of Acrylisation of Twin Block

Biomechanics of Wire bending within PEA II – Leveling and Aligning

V bends / Stops

In out

Offsets

Cantilever Spring

Demonstration of Turret for making archform

Bypass Arches – Intrusion Arch (Various Types)

Biomechanics of Wire bending within PEA II –Space Closing

Space closing loops

T loops

Torquing

Placing Finishing Bends 014 SS

Interceptive Orthodontics

Realistic Treatment PhilosophyTM

LEVEL III – 6 Months - Involves Course Work on patients

Mini Screw Implants (Handson)

Self Ligating Brackets Demonstration

Begg’s Appliance

Tip-Edge Appliance

LINGUAL – 3 Months - Involves Course Work on patients

STb

Biomechanics

Hiro System of Indirect Bonding

Direct Bonding