This program is designed to educate dental auxiliary on incorporating orthodontic treatment in the general dental practice. Auxiliaries play an important roll, educating and informing patients on treatment as well as saving the dentist valuable chair time.
It is of utmost importance to educate your dental team in all aspects of dentistry. An educated and motivated team will increase office production while increasing patient care.
This course consists of 3 sessions with 2 days per session and runs concurrently with Dr. Garcia's doctors course. Upon completion of the three sessions, your team will have the knowledge and confidence to work with you on incorporating orthodontics into your practice.
Session I
You will learn:
- Orthodontic records
- Photography
- Study models / Digital models
- X-Ray imaging
- Bracket identification
- Molar Band identification
- Self ligating brackets
- Bracket placement
- Arch wire sequences
LAB EXERCISE - Bracket and
Band placements on a typodont
Please bring with you:
- Mirror
- Explorer
- Cotton pliers
- Probe with millimeter markings
- Posterior sickle scaler
- Distal end cutter
- Wire cutter
- Mathieu pliers
Provided for you:
- Session One manual with binder
- Typodont
- Brackets
- Molar bands
- Arch wires
- Ligature ties
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Session II
You will learn:
- Review Session one and finish Bracketing and Banding (if needed)
- Cephalometrics
- Landmarks of the skull
- Cephalometric Analysis
- Vertebrae Analysis
- Digital X-Rays
- Digital Cephalometric Analysis
LAB EXERSIZE - Cephalometric
tracing
Please bring with you:
- Typodonts from the first session
- Binder from Session I & notes
- Instruments from first session
- Mechanical Pencils
- Red, blue & green pencils
- Ruler
- Protractor
- Bring one of your own Ceph's to trace
Provided for you:
- Session Two manual notes to be added to your binder
- Cephalometric tracing paper
- Cephalometric tracing ruler / protractor
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Session III
You will learn:
- Review Session I & II
- Patient education
- Uses of modified, functional and orthopedic appliances. Fixed / removable appliances
- Basic utility arch-wires
- Intrusive arch-wires
- Posted arch-wires
- Retention appliances
LAB EXERSE - Advanced wire
bending
Please bring with you:
- Typodonts
- Binder with your notes from session I & II
- Mirror
- Explorer
- Cotton pliers
- Probe with millimeter markings
- Posterior sickle scaler
- Distal end cutter
- Wire cutter
- Mathieu pliers
- Wire forming pliers (used to create the arch form)
- Loop forming pliers
- Step pliers (wire bending pliers with 3, 4, 5, & 6 mm steps)
- 3 prong pliers
Provided for you:
- Session Three notes to be added to your binder
- Ligature ties
- Arch wires
- Straight wire
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Sessions
| April, 2024 | | Date | City | Session |
April 23, 2024 -
April 25, 2024 | Barcelona, Spain | Auxiliary Program
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