PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The outlined program addresses both the knowledge needed in clinical Orthodontics, and the skills required to diagnose and manage basic orthodontic appliances efficiently.

This intensive training will equip the trainee with the skills and knowledge at its completion to be able to practice basic Orthodontics efficiently, and have the ability to intelligently pursue further apprenticeship towards advanced Orthodontics as well.

This program comprises of one year of intensive basic training in clinical Orthodontics, comprising of five modules, each module of six days, to be completed in a year. During the program, each participant will be exposed to the fundamental principles of contemporary orthodontic practice, and will also be engaged in such activities to generate new knowledge for the benefit of society.

The program comprises of following main activities:

  1. Lectures
  2. Live demonstrations
  3. Hands-on sessions
  4. Laboratory procedures, if required
  5. Case studies
  6. Group discussions

Emerging trends in orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment sequencing

ABSTRACT

Recent advances in diagnostic technology and treatment mechanics have resulted in ever increasing levels of well-conceived efficient, and customized care; while simultaneously increasing the challenge of designing a treatment plan appropriate for each individual patient. Accurate diagnosis is a key element in the design of any successful treatment plan.

This course deals with a well-organized approach to diagnosis, treatment planning, various methods and principles involved in anchorage control, and precise positioning of various orthodontic attachments as a strong foundation for efficient treatment mechanics.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

  1. Obtain high quality orthodontic records and carry out systematic clinical assessment of a patient.
  2. Process relevant patient information, and analyze various diagnostic records
  3. Establish standardized protocol for accurate diagnosis, treatment planning, sequencing and execution.

COURSE OUTLINE

➢       Introduction to modern orthodontics

  • Historical background
  • Scope of orthodontics

➢       The Changing Goals of Orthodontic Treatment

➢       Understanding the key features of orthodontic treatment

➢       Understanding occlusion, and malocclusion and it’s etiology

➢       Diagnosis and treatment planning

  • Clinical examination
  • Diagnostic records
  • Analysis of diagnostic records

➢         Materials and instrumentation

Hands-on Sessions:

  • Analysis of models
  • Lateral Cephalometric analysis
  • Capturing perfect clinical photos
  • Exercises on establishing diagnosis and planning a treatment

Pre-adjusted edgewise appliance, anchorage control, biologic basis of tooth movement and biomechanics

  ABSTRACT

A large proportion of clinical situations is not a single entity and, is often associated with significant skeletal and dental imbalances in all three planes of space.  Though the correction of sagittal discrepancy has been considered as a common goal for both the patient and the orthodontist, its relationship with the vertical and transverse proportions must be considered in the final treatment plan as their contributions to the malocclusion impact treatment decisions.

This clinical course deals with the orthodontic tooth movement and biomechanics involved, etiological assessment of malocclusion, preventive orthodontic procedures, early orthodontics, and orthodontic treatment mechanics involving alignment, leveling and anchorage control.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the biologic basis of tooth movement and the biomechanics involved
  2. Achieve precise leveling and alignment with appropriate mechanics.
  3. Learn precise positioning of various orthodontic attachments, selection and sequencing of arch wires, and different methods of reinforcing the anchorage.

OUTLINE

  • Straight Wire Appliance:
  • Andrew’s Six Keys to Normal Occlusion
  • Orthodontic mechanics

      Understanding various orthodontic attachments

       Positioning of various orthodontic attachments

  • Introduction to anchorage
  • Understanding tooth movement and tissue reactions
  1. Biologic basis
  2. Biomechanics
  • Evaluation of patient records and exercises brought by the participants
  • Materials and instrumentation
  • Orthodontic mechanics
    • Alignment and leveling
    • Anchorage control
    • Understanding archwires
      • Selection
      • Sequencing

 Hands-on Sessions:

  • Precise positioning of various orthodontic attachments
  • Correction of rotations / cross-bites
  • Use of initial aligning wires
  • Achieving alignment and leveling
  • Anchorage reinforcement

Craniofacial growth, early orthodontics, Functional jaw orthopaedics, and transitional phase of fixed appliance therapy

 ABSTRACT

Advances in mechano-therapy and changes in treatment concepts and philosophies now negate the need for extractions, even in severe discrepancies. Today, more and more clinicians are looking for effective appliances to enhance treatment result without resorting to extractions. The major challenge faced by the non-extraction treatment philosophy, is not only gaining of adequate space in the dental arches, but also the resolution of underlying skeletal discrepancy and render long-term predictable results.

This course  deals with the growth of the craniofacial skeleton, functional jaw orthopaedics, designing removable appliances and their clinical management, and transitional phase of fixed appliance therapy using the pre-adjusted edgewise appliance.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participant will be able to:

  1. Understand the principles of functional jaw orthopaedics.
  2. Implement different effective methods for minor tooth corrections using removable appliances.
  3. Control anchorage during space-consolidation phase.

4.Understand the principles of various early treatment procedures and their     implementation.

  1. Monitor treatment progress and manage orthodontic emergencies
  2. Craniofacial growth and its role in orthodontic treatment

LECTURE SESSIONS                                  

  • Diagnosis of specific malocclusions
  • An introduction to removable appliances
  • Materials and instrumentation
  • Craniofacial growth – a clinical perspective
  • Functional jaw orthopaedics
    • Diagnosis
    • Principles
    • Treatment planning
    • Appliances
  • Preventive orthodontics
  • Mixed Dentition treatment

– Growth and Development

– Diagnosis and Mixed Dentition Stages

– Variability and Timing of Mixed Dentition Treatment

– Important of E-space

  • – Space loss, Space Maintenance and Space Regaining
  • Clinical management of the orthodontic patient
  • Review of the patient records and exercises brought by the participants

Hands-on Sessions:

  • Use of transitional archwires
  • Construction of space maintainers and space regainers
  • 2X4 appliances
  • Use of bite plates

Adjunctive procedures, principles of surgical orthodontics

ABSTRACT

Orthodontic treatment of adults has been the fastest growing area in orthodontics in recent years. The increasing number of adult patients seeking orthodontic therapy has resulted in a progressive modification of treatment modalities. Complex malocclusions involving dentitions that are periodontally and prosthetically compromised are among the most challenging problems encountered in clinical practice today.

This clinical course deals with an adjunctive orthodontic procedures used in interdisciplinary therapy, principles involved in surgical orthodontics, and redefining finishing goals and achieving them with the appropriate treatment mechanics for optimal esthetics, function and stability.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

  1. Implement various adjunctive orthodontic procedures.
  2. Differentiate surgical cases from the routine orthodontic cases

OUTLINE

  • Review of the patient records and exercises brought by the participants
  • Adult orthodontics
    • Background
    • Adjunctive procedures
    • Comprehensive procedures
    • Anchorage considerations
  • An introduction to surgical orthodontics
  • Archform considerations

Hands-on Sessions:

  • Consolidation of upper and lower arches
  • Maxillary and mandibular arch co-ordination

Pre-debonding evaluation, orthodontic retention, long-term stability and relapse

Abstract

The question of long-term retention and stability of occlusion after orthodontic treatment has always engaged the attention of the profession. Evaluation of satisfactory and unsatisfactory orthodontic treatment has tested our theories, personal biases and our clinical convictions. In clinical practice, and even in teaching programs, clinical dogma exists regarding particular treatment strategies and specific dental relationships that should be strived for, in an effort to enhance stability after orthodontic treatment. This clinical course deals with an assessment of orthodontic outcome, principles involved in individualized retention, long-term stability, and relapse.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

  1. Assess all parameters prior to fixed appliance removal
  2. Understand the principles of retention.
  3. Manage patients during the retention phase.
  4. Incorporate all parameters required for long-term stability.
  5. Individualize retention protocol.

OUTLINE

  • Pre-debonding evaluation
  • Understanding difficulties / problems encountered during finishing and methods to correct them
  • Debonding and post-debonding procedures
  • Review patient records and exercises brought by the participants
  • Materials and instrumentation
  • Orthodontic retention
    • Principles of retention
    • Retainers
      • Types
      • Clinical management
    • Problems encountered during retention and their solutions
    • Treatment stability and relapse
    • Orthodontic mechanics
      • Fine-tuning dentition
      • Construction of retainers and their placement

Hands-on Sessions:

  • Pre-debonding evaluation [checking various finishing goals
  • Fine-tuning occlusion before the appliance approval
  • Construction and placement of bondable lingual retainer
  • Construction of removable retainer

Orthodontic finishing and detailing

The increasing number of adult patients seeking orthodontic therapy has resulted in a progressive modification of treatment modalities. Maintaining the esthetics and functions created by orthodontics is the most vital aspect of clinical practice today. This clinical course deals with redefining finishing goals and achieving them with the appropriate treatment mechanics for optimal esthetics, function and stability.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

  1. Define finishing goals at the beginning of treatment
  2. Exercise various finishing procedures for excellent occlusion.

OUTLINE

  • Review of the patient records and exercises brought by the participants
  • Materials and instrumentation
  • Orthodontic finishing and detailing
  • Orthodontic mechanics
    • Various finishing and detailing procedures to achieve:
      • Class I molars
      • Class I canines
      • Normal overjet and overbite
      • Occlusal intercuspation
      • Archforms etc.

Hands-on Sessions:

  • Construction and use of finishing wires
  • Various finishing procedures
  • Use of different elastics